Eynsford Castle

The remains of the Norman Castle Eynsford found in Eynsford, a village in Kent.

They date to the 11th century and are among the oldest stone castles in England. Excavations have shown that here first was a wooden tower on a hill, but this was soon replaced by a stone. The castle is round and was once surrounded by a moat. Within the wall of fire stones once stood residential buildings that burned down in the 13th century, but was rebuilt. The building was abandoned in the 14th century, but considerable remains are still preserved.

According to the Domesday Book it was owned by a certain William de Eynsford, who was in turn under the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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