Amberley Castle

Amberley Castle stands in the village of Amberley, West Sussex (grid reference TQ027132).

This article is about the castle in Sussex. For the Royal Navy corvette, see HMS Amberley Castle.

The castle was erected as a 12th-century manor house and fortified in 1377, giving it a rhomboid shaped stonework enclosure with high curtain walls, internal towers in each corner, a hall and a gateway. It was used as a fortress by the bishops of Chichester. The walls, gateway and two of the towers remain as a Grade I listed building and are now in use as a privately owned hotel.

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