[1] It occupies the north-eastern portion of an artificial island south of the River Eden, roughly 3 km (2 mi) to the south-west of Edenbridge.

[2] After the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the Duke of Orleans was for a time held captive in the castle.

It was feared the castle would provide a base for Royalist Rebellion forces.

In 1793 the castle was sold to Sir Thomas Turton who carried out work clearing the moat and improving the water supply.

[7] Ray Edwards, a local farmer and builder, acquired the site in the 1970s and restored the Gothic pavilion before selling it to London gallery owner, Warwick Leadlay.