Ruins of Betchworth Castle, Reigate Road, Brockham - Mole Valley

Late C17 ruined house built on site of medieval castle. Consolidation works to ruins completed 2013. A section of the terrace retaining wall was rebuilt in 2014, but a long section of the terrace is still held up only by tree roots and temporary geotextile fabric shoring. This will fail once the tree roots rot or if strong winds blow over any of the trees on the terrace edge. This and on-going management/ maintenance needs to be addressed before the monument can be removed from the Register. The owner is trying to secure funding to assure the long term future of the ruins.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Betchworth Castle

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1017996

Local Planning Authority:

Mole Valley

Site Type:

Domestic > Fortified house

Location

Building Name:

Ruins of Betchworth Castle

Street Name:

Reigate Road

County:

Surrey

District / Borough:

Mole Valley

Parish:

Brockham

Parliamentary Constituency:

Dorking and Horley

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Fair

Occupancy / Use:

Not applicable

Priority:

F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.

Previous Priority:

F

Ownership:

Private

Designation:

Scheduled Monument and Listed Building grade II

List Entry Number(s):

1017996 and 1378073