Walton Castle

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Felixstowe News - #HistoryOfFelixstowe: Walton Castle was a Saxon Shore Fort in the Roman province of Britannia. The fort was reused by the Normans who used it as the bailey for a castle. In 1722 the remains were described as; “‘Tis 100 yards long, five-foot above ground, 12 broad at each end and turned with an angle. Its composed of Pepple and Roman bricks in three courses, all round footsteps of buildings, and several large pieces of Wall cast down upon the Strand by the Seas undermining ye Cliff all which have Roman brick. At low water mark very much of the like is visible some distance in the Sea. There are two entire pillars with Balls, the Cliff is 100-foot high.” In 1175-6 the castle was dismantled by King Henry II and used in the construction of Orford Castle. The walls of the Roman fort survived this demolition It stood 30 metres above sea level but was destroyed by coastal erosion in the 18th century. The walls can still be seen at some distance from the beach during exceptionally low tides at the dip in Old Felixstowe. #Felixstowe #Suffolk #EastAnglia | Facebook

#HistoryOfFelixstowe: Walton Castle was a Saxon Shore Fort in the Roman province of Britannia. The fort was reused by the Normans who used it as the...

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