Dover Castle
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Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. Some writers say it is the largest castle in England, a title also claimed by Windsor Castle.
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- National Heritage List for England page@
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- British Listed Buildings page@
- Subterranean History page@ Tunnels
- Subterranea Britannica page@ Dover Castle Medical Dressing Station
- Subterranean History page@ Hudson's Bastion
- The TimeChamber page@ Dumpy B communications bunker
- The TimeChamber page@ North and South Front Casemates
- Time Team page@
- Tripadvisor page@
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- English Heritage page@ plan
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Caesar's invasions of Britain ⓘ
military campaigns in 55 and 54 BCE -

Battle of Watling Street ⓘ
battle that took place in Roman-occupied Britain in AD 60 or 61 -

Battle of Wippedesfleot ⓘ
466 battle -

Siege of Canterbury ⓘ
viking raid in September 1011 -

Siege of Dover Castle ⓘ
1216 siege of Dover Castle during First Baron's War -

Battle of Goodwin Sands ⓘ
1652 military battle -

Admiralty Pier Turret ⓘ
architectural structure in Dover, Dover, England, UK -

Langdon Battery ⓘ
examination battery in Dover, Kent, UK -

Wanstone Battery ⓘ
WWII artillery battery in Dover, UK -

Fan Bay Deep Shelter ⓘ
bunker in Dover, UK

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Hougham Battery ⓘ
artillery battery SW of Dover, UK -

Lydden Spout Battery ⓘ
artillery battery SW of Dover, UK -

Capel Battery ⓘ
8-inch WWII gun battery between Dover and Folkestone, Kent -

Winchelsea Caves ⓘ
chalk quarry in Dover, Kent -

Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK

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Chilham Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Chilham, Kent, England, UK -
Saltwood Castle ⓘ
castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK

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Canterbury Castle ⓘ
grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom

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Dover Castle ⓘ
medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK

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Deal Castle ⓘ
16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK

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Sandgate Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed Device Fort in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -

Sandown Castle ⓘ
former artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, England, UK -

Walmer Castle ⓘ
castle in Kent, England, UK

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Dymchurch Redoubt ⓘ
fortification in Kent, England, UK -

Shorncliffe Redoubt ⓘ
British Napoleonic earthwork fort in Cheriton, Kent, England, UK -

Archcliffe Fort ⓘ
fort in Dover, Kent, England, UK -

Dover Western Heights ⓘ
fortification complex in Kent, UK

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Fort Burgoyne ⓘ
fort in Guston, Dover, England, UK

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RAF Manston History Museum ⓘ
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Dymchurch Martello Tower ⓘ
Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK

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West Gate Towers Museum ⓘ
museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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Kent Battle of Britain Museum ⓘ
aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent

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Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum ⓘ
military museum in Manston, Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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HMS B2 ⓘ
1905 B-class submarine -

HMS Brazen ⓘ
1930 B-class destroyer -

SM U-8 ⓘ
1911 Type U 5 submarine -

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SMS Grosser Kurfürst ⓘ
1875 Preussen-class ironclad -

U-12 ⓘ
1935 Type IIB submarine -

Unterseeboot UA ⓘ
1914 A-class submarine -

HMS Mary ⓘ
1650 Speaker-class frigate -

HMS Restoration ⓘ
1678 third-rate ship of the line -

HMS Northumberland ⓘ
1679 third-rate ship of the line -

HMS Stirling Castle ⓘ
1679 third-rate ship of the line -

HMS Niger ⓘ
1892 Alarm-class torpedo gunboat -

HMS Blackwater ⓘ
1903 River-class destroyer -

HMS Glatton ⓘ
1914 Gorgon-class monitor -

HMS Codrington ⓘ
1929 A-class destroyer -

Colton's Gate ⓘ
part of Dover Castle -

Shell Keep, Newington ⓘ
possible site of a shell keep in Newington, near Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 1 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 10 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 11 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 12 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 13 ⓘ
martello tower converted into a home -

Martello Tower No. 14 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 16 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 17 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 18 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 19 ⓘ
ruined Martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 2 ⓘ
Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 20 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 21 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 22 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 23 ⓘ
Martello Tower converted to house -

Martello Tower No. 25 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 26 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 27 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -

Martello Tower No. 3 ⓘ
Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 4 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 5 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 6 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 7 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 8 ⓘ
Martello Tower converted to house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 9 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -

Martello Tower No. 15 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK
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- Dover Castle and the great siege of 1216 - scientific article published in January 2000
- The Cinque Ports Prison, Dover Castle - scientific article published in November 2010
- Dover Castle - guidebook published in 2007
- The Development of the Fortifications of Dover Castle - article, 1884
- The Roman Pharos at Dover Castle - scientific article published in June 2007
- Hellfire Corner: Dover Castle's Secret Tunnels and the Dunkirk Evacuation - book published in 1993
- On Some Ancient Relics Preserved in the Keep of Dover Castle - , 1870
- The later fortifications of Dover - , 1982
- Dover Castle Great Tower: Revised Documentary Research Report - 2008 report
- Castles and Other Military Works - scientific article published in January 1994
- Original Documents Accounts of the Constables of the Castle of Dovor - scientific article published in January 1854
- The Avranches Traverse at Dover Castle - scientific article published in 1969, online
- Excavations at Dover Castle 1964-1966 - article by Stuart Eborall Rigold published June 1967 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association
- Notes on the Keep, Dover Castle - , 1914
- The English Castle - book published in 2011
- The Castle of Dover - , 1884
- The South Barbican and Middle Bailey at Dover Castle - article published in the Castle Studies Group Journal in 2021, online
- Dover Castle - scientific article published in January 1875
- Dover Castle 1898-1963: Preservation of a Monument. A Postscript - chapter published in 1989
- A Note on the Outer Barbican of Dover Castle - article published in the Castle Studies Group Journal in 2021, online
- Excavations at Dover Castle, Principally in the Inner Bailey - article by A. M. Cook et al published June 1969 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association
- Castle Guard Service at Dover Castle - scientific article published in 1937
- The Great Tower at Dover Castle: An Introduction - essay published in 2020, online
- Dover Castle - guide book first published in 1966
- Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover - book published in 1995
- Recording the keep, Dover Castle - scientific article published in January 2000
- Stephen de Pencestre's account as constable of Dover Castle for the years Michaelmas 1272-Michaelmas 1274 - chapter published in 1981
- A Group of Post-Medieval Pottery from Dover Castle - , 1969
- The defences of Dover Castle and western heights 1740-1945 - article published in 1994
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 450 | Kingdom of Kent | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 55 | Caesar's invasions of Britain | battle, Celtic Britons, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 60 | Battle of Watling Street | battle, Boudica, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Iceni, Ancient Rome, Trinovantes | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 466 | Battle of Wippedesfleot | Anglo-Saxons, battle, Celtic Britons | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 851 | Battle of Sandwich (851) | Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1011 | Siege of Canterbury | Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1216 | Siege of Dover Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Dover | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Sandwich (1217) | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1460 | Battle of Sandwich (1460) | House of Lancaster, House of York, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1602 | Battle of the Narrow Seas | Spain, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1639 | Battle of the Downs | Dutch Republic, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1652 | Battle of Goodwin Sands | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1652 | Battle of Dungeness | Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1695 | Action of 10 August 1695 | Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Second Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Action of 15 February 1918 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Action of 13 May 1942 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| link | channel | Facebook channel@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Mapping Museums page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Subterranean History page@ | Tunnels | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Subterranea Britannica page@ | Dover Castle Medical Dressing Station | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Subterranean History page@ | Hudson's Bastion | Wikidata | |
| link | page | The TimeChamber page@ | Dumpy B communications bunker | Wikidata | |
| link | page | The TimeChamber page@ | North and South Front Casemates | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Time Team page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | English Heritage page@ | plan | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Subterranea Britannica page@ | Dover Castle RSG | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Subterranea Britannica page@ | Dover Castle AAOR RSG | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Subterranea Britannica page@ | Target Dover | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Sketchfab page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Subterranea page@ | issue 21 | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-11 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-48 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-109 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-38 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-55 | U-boat, Type UB III submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-56 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-58 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-26 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-16 | Type IIB submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1916 | SM UB-33 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Admiralty Pier Turret | battery tower, artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1898 | Langdon Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1940 | Wanstone Battery | artillery battery, British Army | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Fan Bay Deep Shelter | bunker, artillery battery, National Trust | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Hougham Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Lydden Spout Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1942 | Capel Battery | artillery battery, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Winchelsea Caves | underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1863 | Ramsgate Tunnels | railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Chilham Castle | curtain wall, keep, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1100 | Saltwood Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1135 | Canterbury Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1179 | Dover Castle | history museum, fort, archaeological site, English Heritage, bunker, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Deal Castle | military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Sandgate Castle | fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Sandown Castle | fort, ruins, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Walmer Castle | history museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Dymchurch Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Shorncliffe Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1370 | Archcliffe Fort | historical military facility, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1779 | Dover Western Heights | fort, English Heritage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Burgoyne | The Land Trust, fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | RAF Manston History Museum | military museum, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1805 | Dymchurch Martello Tower | military museum, English Heritage, Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1906 | West Gate Towers Museum | military museum, garden | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1971 | Kent Battle of Britain Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1981 | Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum | independent museum, military museum, museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS B2 | B-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Brazen | shipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SM U-8 | shipwreck, Type U 5 submarine, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SM UC-72 | Type UC II submarine, shipwreck, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SMS Grosser Kurfürst | ironclad warship, Preussen-class ironclad, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | U-12 | shipwreck, U-boat, Type IIB submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | Unterseeboot UA | shipwreck, submarine, A-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1650 | HMS Mary | third-rate, shipwreck, Speaker-class frigate | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1678 | HMS Restoration | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1679 | HMS Northumberland | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1679 | HMS Stirling Castle | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1892 | HMS Niger | Alarm-class torpedo gunboat, torpedo gunboat, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1903 | HMS Blackwater | shipwreck, River-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1914 | HMS Glatton | shipwreck, monitor, Gorgon-class monitor, Bjørgvin-class coastal defence ship | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1930 | HMS Codrington | flotilla leader, shipwreck, A-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Colton's Gate | gate tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Shell Keep, Newington | shell keep | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 1 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 10 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 11 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 12 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 13 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 14 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 16 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 17 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 18 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 19 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 2 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 20 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 21 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 22 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 23 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 25 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 26 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 27 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 3 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 4 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 5 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 6 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 7 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 8 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 9 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1806 | Martello Tower No. 15 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
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| commons | image | Dover castle wall | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Minieurope 2007 165 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | H.M. The Queen Mother Allan Warren | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HM Elizabeth The Queen Mother. 2 Allan Warren (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The castle from the park, Dover, England-LCCN2002696722 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Dover1 cz | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dover Town Centre and Dover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Henry II's Great Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dover Castle from the north | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dover Castle SE | Commons | ||

















