Glottenham Castle
Glottenham Castle was a castle in Mountfield, East Sussex, around 5 miles north of Battle Abbey. Built in the 13th century, it was abandoned in the late 16th or 17th century.- Type: Ruins
- Description: moated site in Mountfield, East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Medieval moated site, Glottenham Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Robertsbridge railway station and Robertsbridge Junction railway station.
Robertsbridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
Robertsbridge railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of Robertsbridge, East Sussex. It is 49 miles 47 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Robertsbridge railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Glottenham Castle.
Robertsbridge Junction railway station
Railway station
Robertsbridge Junction is the terminus of the Rother Valley Railway, the extension of the Kent and East Sussex Railway from Bodiam to Robertsbridge. Because the original bay platform at Robertsbridge station cannot be used as this is Network Rail owned property, a new station is under construction next to the old sidings. Robertsbridge Junction railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Glottenham Castle.
Darwell Reservoir
Reservoir
Darwell Reservoir lies to the west of Mountfield, East Sussex, England. The reservoir provides water for Southern Water customers. The reservoir covers around 156 acres and is just over a mile long.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Robertsbridge and Salehurst.
Robertsbridge
Photo: Natataek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Robertsbridge is a village in the county of East Sussex, England. Dating from the 10th century AD it is a quaint place with relatively little to see, but due to its location on the main railway line from London to Hastings and the corresponding main road, it represents a good potential base to discover the picturesque local countryside, sights, towns and villages nearby.
Salehurst
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salehurst is a village in the Rother district of East Sussex, England, within the civil parish of Salehurst and Robertsbridge. It lies immediately to the north-east of the larger village of Robertsbridge, on a minor road; it is approximately thirteen miles north of Hastings, just east of the A21 road. Salehurst is situated 2 miles northeast of Glottenham Castle.
Vinehall Street
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinehall Street, is a linear settlement in the civil parishes of Mountfield and Whatlington, and the Rother district of East Sussex, England. Vinehall School is situated in Vinehill Street. Vinehall Street is situated 2 miles southeast of Glottenham Castle.
Glottenham Castle
- Categories: moated site and historic site
- Location: Mountfield, Rother District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.97255° or 50° 58′ 21″ northLongitude
0.45762° or 0° 27′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9F22XFF5+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 1363091929OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q17678141
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Glottenham Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glottenham Castle”
- Swedish: “Glottenham Castle”
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