path leading west from the castle. The wall on top of the motte was given additional protection in 1959 when it was designated a Grade II listed building. Layout The castle stands on an oval mound, modelled from a natural feature, surrounded by a ditch and ramparts. The ditch, fed from a nearby pond, formed a moat which still contained water at the beginning of the eighteenth century. The above-ground remains of the castle consist of a single wall 11 metres high, 9.5 metres long, and 2.5 metres thick, with a doorway and another opening above it. This wall apparently formed the north end of the west wall of a tower or keep. Knepp Wildland The land around the castle is now the site of Knepp Wildland, the first large-scale rewilding project in England, created from of former arable and dairy farmland owned by Sir Charles Burrell, 10th Baronet References Bibliography External links Knepp Castle Estate Bibliography on the Gatehouse Gazetteer Castles in West Sussex Ruins in West Sussex Grade II listed buildings in West Sussex Grade II listed castles Archaeological sites in West Sussex Scheduled monuments in West Sussex