Arundel Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Harundel; Arundelle

In the civil parish of Arundel. In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of West Sussex, 1974 county of West Sussex).

Motte and two baileys dating from 1068. Besieged for 3 months in 1102. Shell keep of Caen stone dates from circa 1138. Also remains a gatehouse and a C13 barbican and curtain wall. The castle was subjected to a `unfeeling' rebuild in 1791-1815, which replaced sections destroyed in the civil war and altered many of the surviving buildings. Lower part of gatehouse possibly late C11, built for Roger de Montgomery, who was granted Arundel by William the Conqueror. Middle stage of gatehouse, keep, and cellars under south-east range appear (stylistically) to date from late C12; possibly from tenure of Earl William de Albini. Barbican, upper stage of gatehouse, north-west buttress, and well tower to keep, appear (stylistically) to date from late C13, possibly from time of Richard, 1st Earl of Arundel, who received the grant of a fair to help repair the castle. Curtain and towers round north end also mediaeval, but of uncertain date, and restored in late C19.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law. This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 297142)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ01850735

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 392715
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website, or elsewhere.

• Web site links
  • http://www.arundelcastle.org/
    http://www.castlestudiesgroup.org.uk/Arundel.PDF
    http://www.castles-abbeys.co.uk/Arundel-Castle.html
    http://www.castlegate.net/castles/arundel/arundel.htm
    http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_south/197/arundelcastle.htm
    http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/england/arundel/arundel.php#castle
    http://www.itraveluk.co.uk/content/352.html
    http://www.ecastles.co.uk/arundel.html
• Books
  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p300-4
    Jones, R., 2003, 'Hastings to Herstmonceux: the castles of Sussex' in Rudling, D. (ed) The archaeology of Sussex to AD2000 (Great Dunham: Heritage Marketing and Publications) p171-8
    Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Sussex (Malvern) p18-23
    Hudson, T.P. (ed), 1997, VCH Sussex Vol5 pt1 p38-51
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p244-5
    Guy, John, 1984, Castles in Sussex (Phillimore) p20-9
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2
    Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p179-180
    Steer (ed), 1976, Plans, Elevations, etc. of Arundel Castle [from originals of 1786-1801]
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
    Nairn, Ian and Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1965, The buildings of England: Sussex (Harmondsworth) p91-3
    Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p554
    Toy, Sidney, 1953, The castles of Great Britain (Heinemann) p61-2
    Eustace, G.W., 1922, Arundel, Borough and Castle (London) [history only]
    Tipping, H.A., 1921, English Homes, period 1 Vol1 (London) p21-40
    Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p98-100
    Evans, Herbert A., 1912, Castles of England and Wales (London) p142-50
    Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
    Page, Wm (ed), 1907, VCH Sussex Vol2 p394
    Clinch, 1905, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Sussex Vol1 p467-8, 473-4
    Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England (New York: Macmillan) Vol1 p61-4 http://www.archive.org/stream/castlesofengland01mack#page/61/mode/1up
    Clark, G.T., 1884, Medieval Military Architecture in England  (Wyman and Sons) Vol1 p195-203
    Elwes, Dudley George Cary, 1876, A history of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex (London: Longmans) p15-21 http://www.archive.org/stream/ahistorycastles00elwegoog#page/n35/mode/1up
    Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol1 (London) p367-9
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p311-2
    Tierney, M.A., 1834, The History and Antiquities of the Castle and Town of Arundel Vol1 p30-100
    Dallaway, J., 1819, History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex Vol2 pt1 p96-115, 187-91
    Wright, C., 1818, The Antiquities of Arundel
    Grose, Francis, 1787, The Antiquities of England and Wales (London) Vol5 p119-22
    Buck, Samuel and Nathenial, 1774, Buck’s Antiquities (London) Vol2 p286
    Caraccioli, C., 1766, The Antiquities of Arundel
• Journal Articles
  • Woodburn, Bill and Guy, Neil, 2005-6, 'Arundel Castle' Castle Studies Group Journal Vol 19 p9-24
    Place, C., 1992, 'A medieval gate in the earthworks surrounding the 'Little Park', Arundel, West Sussex' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol130 p130-39
    Harfield, C.G., 1991, 'A Hand-list of Castles Recorded in the Domesday Book' English Historical Review Vol106 p371-392 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266%28199104%29106%3A419%3C371%3AAHOCRI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q
    Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' The Archaeological Journal Vol143 p308, 318
    Steer, F., 1978, ‘Arundel Castle and its owners' Connoisseur Vol197 p155-61
    Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 p249-280 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p90-121] http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266%28195904%2974%3A291%3C249%3AALOC1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P
    Brown, R. Allen, 1955, 'Royal Castle-building in England 1154-1216' English Historical Review Vol70 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press)] pp19-64
    1936, The Archaeological Journal Vol92 p402-3
    Eustace, G.W., 1929, Antiquity Vol3 p477
    Johnson, P.M., 1914 Dec, Country Life Vol36 p746-54, 782-90, 814-22 [reprinted in Tipping]
    Armitage, E., 1904 April, 'The Early Norman Castles of England' The English Historical Review Vol19 p209-245, 417-455 http://www.archive.org/stream/englishhistorica19londuoft
    Clark, G.T., 1889, 'Contribution towards a complete list of moated mounds or burhs' The Archaeological Journal Vol46 p197-217 esp212 http://www.archive.org/stream/archaeologicaljo46brit#page/197/mode/1up
    Clark, G.T., 1876, The Builder Vol34 p161-2 [reprinted in MMA]
• Guidebooks
  • Robinson, J.M., 1994, Arundel Castle: a short history and guide (Chichester: Phillimore)
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • The Anglo-saxon Chronicle; Laud Chronicle AD1102 http://omacl.org/Anglo/ [Text based on Everyman Press edn of 1912]
    Sewell, R.C. (ed), 1846, Gesta Stephani, Regis Anglorum et Ducis Normannorum p56 http://books.google.com/books?id=MK8KAAAAYAAJ
    Rickard, John, 2002, The Castle Community. The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422 (Boydell Press) [lists sources for 1272-1422] p446-7
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/barkseng.html#sussex5]
    Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p317