Standing within an attractive village setting, not far from the fantastic Lullingstone Roman Villa, is Eynsford Castle – a very early Norman ‘enclosure castle’ whose substantial stone walls present a rare survival of this striking and impressive style.
Begun around 1085-7 and largely undisturbed by later building activity, Eynsford Castle is unusual in that it did not have a keep or great tower. Instead, the principal domestic apartments were situated on the first floor of the castle’s hall, the ruins of which can still be explored by visitors today.
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