Battle Abbey was originally built to commemorate the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and a little known fact is that the two armies did not even fight at Hastings, but at a place north of the town now named Battle. Today, substantial portions of the abbey buildings remain, but little of the early Norman structure. Best preserved and most impressive of all is the Great Gatehouse, built C. 1338, the finest of all surviving medieval abbey entrances. The west range of the monastic cloister, incorporating the medieval Great Hall of the abbots, was adapted as a country house by Tudor and Georgian owners after Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries. The parkland of Battle Abbey in East Sussex includes the ground believed to be the site of the great battle fought in 1066. It is said that the Abbot's House is haunted by at least three visible apparitions and at least two unseen! In the huge Common House constructed as a vast dining room for visiting dignitaries as well as the inmates, a Norman knight has been seen. Another knight is said to be seen walking across the battlefield. In and around the grounds footsteps have been heard and the apparition of 'a lady in red'. There have also been sightings of a grey lady, to this day the identities of these two ladies are unknown. Horses hooves are heard and uncomfortable feelings are felt by the magnificent arched gatehouse. The ruined cloisters and terrace are said to house paranormal entities.