Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Stutfall Castle is a Roman fort built in the late third or early fourth century to stop Germanic raiders along the Saxon Shore. Its walls still guard a narrow coastal gap near Richborough, joining other forts in an unbroken chain of fire and watchfulness. The name sounds like a castle, but birthplace is clearer in the shape: a military answer to seas that kept giving themselves up.

The National Heritage List for England records Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built as part of the Roman Saxon Shore defence system in the 3rd or 4th century AD, Stutfall Castle is important as a rare surviving example of early coastal military architecture in southern England.

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