Camber Castle

Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower, constructed by Henry between 1512 and 1514, overlooking the Camber anchorage and the entrance to Rye Harbour.

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Artillery castle and associated earthworks at Camber; Winchelsea Castle
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  Battle of Mercredesburne ⓘ
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  Pett Level Emergency Coastal Battery ⓘ
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  Hastings Borough Council Control ⓘ
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  Castle Toll Saxon burgh and medieval fort ⓘ
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  Hastings Castle ⓘ
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  Saltwood Castle ⓘ
  castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK  

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  Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower) ⓘ
  castle in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom  

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  Bodiam Castle ⓘ
  14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England, UK  

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  Camber Castle ⓘ
  16th-century English fort  

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  Dymchurch Redoubt ⓘ
  fortification in Kent, England, UK

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  Lade Fort ⓘ
  fort in Lydd, Folkestone and Hythe, England, UK

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  Dymchurch Martello Tower ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK  

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  Martello Tower No. 53 ⓘ
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  Martello Tower No. 15 ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK

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British castles 1825 (67845466)

Rye Harbour and Camber Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1784

Camber Castle, 1785

Camber Castle

The Keep, Camber Castle

View towards Camber Castle

Camber Castle

Camber Castle

Camber Castle, Rye Harbour

Camber Castle

• The Castles of Rye and Winchelsea - scientific article published in January 1979
• Henry VIII's Coastal Artillery Fort at Camber Castle, Rye, East Sussex - book published in 2001
• A Note on the Results of Recent Excavations at Camber Castle, Sussex - article by MISS H. S. AMES published January 1975 in Post-Medieval Archaeology

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	485	Battle of Mercredesburne	Celtic Britons, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1066	Battle of Hastings	battle, Kingdom of England, Duchy of Normandy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1350	Battle of Winchelsea	Kingdom of England, naval battle, Crown of Castile	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1652	Battle of Dungeness	Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle	Wikidata
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object	watercraft		SM U-118	minelaying submarine, Type UE II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-131	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1940	Pett Level Emergency Coastal Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hastings Borough Council Control	civil defense center, Hastings Borough Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Toll Saxon burgh and medieval fort	archaeological site, fort, motte-and-bailey castle, burh	Wikidata
site	castle		Hastings Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Saltwood Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1249	Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower)	local museum, castle, tower	Wikidata
site	castle	1385	Bodiam Castle	National Trust, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Camber Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Dymchurch Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Lade Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1805	Dymchurch Martello Tower	military museum, English Heritage, Martello tower	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1667	HMS Resolution	third-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1678	HMS Anne	third-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1903	HMS Blackwater	shipwreck, River-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1907	HMS Ghurka	Tribal-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower		Kenardington	shell keep, earthworks	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 10	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 11	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 12	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 13	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 14	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 16	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 17	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 18	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 19	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 20	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 21	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 22	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 23	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 25	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 26	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 27	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 28	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 29	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 30	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 31	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 32	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 33	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 34	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 35	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 36	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 37	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 38	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 39	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 40	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 41	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 42	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 43	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 44	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 45	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 46	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 47	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 48	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 49	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 50	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 51	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 52	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 53	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 54	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 55	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 56	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 57	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 58	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1805	Martello Tower No. 59	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1806	Martello Tower No. 15	Martello tower	Wikidata
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commons	image		Rye Harbour and Camber Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1784		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle, 1785		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		The Keep, Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		View towards Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle, Rye Harbour		Commons
commons	image		Camber Castle		Commons