Motte-and-bailey castle
The Manor of Stowting was given by Egelric Bigge, to Christ Church, in Canterbury in the year 1044. The parish church is 13th century with many later additions and alterations. It is dedicated to St Mary and is built from flint with stone dressings with a flint tower. It is a Grade II listed building. To the west of the church are the remains of a castle mound which are considered to be a particularly fine example of a Norman Motte-and-bailey castle. In 1947, a Douglas C-47A crashed on the hillside above the village, killing eight of the 16 people on board.