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ewes Castle is situated In Sussex and construction was begun in around 1080. The castle has two mottes which is unusual.


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1080    Construction of Lewes Castles
   Work on a castle at Lewes began in 1080 and lasted possibly to around 1100.1 


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1. James Forde-Johnston, Great Medieval Castles of Britain

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