A recent archaeological excavation in Chichester’s Priory Park has revealed the remains of a stone tower, known as a barbican, which once defended the city’s Norman castle. The discovery, made during a two-week dig led by Chichester District Council’s archaeologist James Kenny in collaboration with the Chichester and District Archaeological Society (CDAS), sheds new light on the city’s 11th-century history. The excavation, which concluded in early June 2025, focused on an area north of The Guildhall in Priory Park. Guided by geophysics and ground-penetrating radar scans conducted since 2022, the team uncovered the remains of a substantial stone structure measuring…
