Hastings Castle

Hastings Castle, built around 1070, consists of the ruins of the collegiate Church of St Mary and the North and East curtain walls, including the East gate and bastions. The church construction began before 1094, with additional building work occurring in the early 1170s to 1190s, including the keep built in 1172. Repairs were made in 1216, but the structure has since fallen into progressive ruin. The walls are made of stone rubble, and currently, there are ruined walls and foundations of the church, which originally featured a central tower; the western arch of this tower has been rebuilt. A square tower remains at the west end of the nave. The North, North-west, and North-east curtain walls still stand, with a gatehouse on the North-east side that includes two rounded towers. Outside the walls on the north side are store-rooms, known as the Dungeons, which consist of narrow tunnel-vaulted passages. The keep and other buildings no longer exist.