

Camber Castle, Rye, Sussex

When I first saw Camber Castle castle I assumed that it had lost the upper part of its walls - but no, it may have lost its battlements but little else. It was never intended to be defended against infantry but only as a platform for cannon to defend against hostile ships and so did not need to be very high.
Rye can be seen on the horizon.
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You can see here that the central tower, the keep, is higher than the surrounding walls. This castle was originally built at the end of a shingle spit with the sea virtually lapping against its walls.
It is now a long way from the sea.
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This shows the central tower or Keep from near the main entrance.
There were four gun platforms linked by a curtain wall which had a defensive passage behind it and each of the outer towers had a passage linked to the central tower.
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Near the outer wall looking past the Keep to the opposite part of the outer curtain wall.
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