Eye Castle

Eye Castle is a motte and bailey medieval castle with a prominent Victorian addition in the town of , . Built shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the castle was sacked and largely destroyed in 1265.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Suffolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Remains of motte and bailey castle 120m west of St Peter’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ss Peter and Paul Church, Eye and Eye Town Hall.

Church
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ss Peter & Paul Church is a Church of England parish church in the market town of . is situated 330 feet east of Eye Castle.

Town hall
Photo: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipal building in Broad Street in , England. is situated 970 feet northwest of Eye Castle.

Historic site
Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a Benedictine Priory dedicated… is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Eye Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braiseworth and Yaxley.

Hamlet
Photo: Adrian S Pye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England. the…

Village
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is a small village just west of in , England. is situated 1½ miles west of Eye Castle.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish in the Mid… is situated 1½ miles north of Eye Castle.

Eye Castle

Latitude
52.32011° or 52° 19′ 12″ north
Longitude
1.15014° or 1° 9′ 1″ east
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
Open location code
9F4385C2+23
Open­Street­Map ID
way 305446966
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287257
Wiki­data ID
Q5422609
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Eye Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Eye Castle”
  • Danish: “Eye Castle”
  • German: “Eye Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Eye”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Eye”
  • Swedish: “Eye Castle”
  • Turkish: “Eye Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Occold and Thorndon.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Primary School and Co-op.

Suffolk: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.

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