Courtyard, Bodiam Castle

Record ID:  140819 / MNA128026
Record type:  Building
Protected Status: Listed Building: Grade I, Scheduled Monument
NT Property:  Bodiam Castle; London and South East
Civil Parish:  Bodiam; Rother; East Sussex
Grid Reference:  TQ 7855 2562
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Summary

Courtyard [Area 1]

Identification Images (1)

View overlooking the interior of Bodiam Castle, East Sussex, built between 1385 and 1388. The central path leads to the rear of the Gatehouse at the top of the image. © National Trust
View overlooking the interior of Bodiam Castle, East Sussex, built between 1385 and 1388. The central path leads to the rear of the Gatehouse at the top of the image. © National Trust

Most Recent Monitoring

None Recorded

Monument Types

  • COURTYARD (Medieval to Unknown - 1386 AD?)

Description

The courtyard was used as a garden during the late 18th-century at which time there was a cottage at the S end.

References

  • --- SNA62647 - National Trust Report: Archaeology South-East. 2001. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey, Bodiam Castle, East Sussex.

  • --- SNA62650 - National Trust Report: Archaeology South-East. 2007. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, East Sussex: The Moat Banks and Great Hall.

  • <1> SZF48234 - Illustration: Lambert James. 1782. The inside of Bodiham Castle.

Designations

Other Statuses and References

  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: HIGH WEALD
  • HER/SMR Reference (External): TQ72NE1
  • National Monuments Record Reference: TQ72NE1

Associated Events

  • ENA1985 - Field Survey, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey, Bodiam Castle, East Sussex (Ref: P7)
  • ENA4377 - Non Archaeological Intervention, An Archaeological Watching Brief at Bodiam Castle, Bodiam: The Moat Banks and Great Hall, 2007

Associated Finds

None Recorded

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