Dover Castle

medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England

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site, history museum, fort, archaeological site, bunker, castle, Peverell's Tower, Colton's Gate, Dover Palmerston Forts, Regional Seats of Government, Anti-Aircraft Operations Rooms, English Heritage, Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol, United Kingdom

• British Listed Buildings listing^@
• CastlesFortsBattles article^@
• English Heritage Historical Review The Cinque Ports Prison, Dover Castle^@
• English Heritage Historical Review The Roman Pharos at Dover Castle^@
• English Heritage plan^@
• Facebook page^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer listing^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• Grove Art Online Dover Castle^@
• Historic England listing^@
• Historic England listing^@
• Journal of the British Archaeological Association On Some Ancient Relics Preserved in the Keep of Dover Castle^@
• Journal of the British Archaeological Association The Development of the Fortifications of Dover Castle^@
• Journal of the British Archaeological Association The Castle of Dover^@
• Journal of the British Archaeological Association Notes on the Keep, Dover Castle^@
• Journal of the British Archaeological Association Excavations at Dover Castle 1964-1966^@
• Journal of the British Archaeological Association Excavations at Dover Castle, Principally in the Inner Bailey^@
• Mapping Museums listing^@
• Post-Medieval Archaeology A Group of Post-Medieval Pottery from Dover Castle^@
• Post-Medieval Archaeology The later fortifications of Dover^@
• Sketchfab article^@
• Subterranean History Tunnels^@
• Subterranean History East Demi-Bastion^@
• Subterranean History Hudson's Bastion^@
• Subterranea Britannica Target Dover^@
• Subterranea Britannica Dover Castle AAOR RSG^@
• Subterranea Britannica Dover Castle Medical Dressing Station^@
• Subterranea Britannica Dover Castle RSG^@
• Subterranea 21 article^@
• The Archaeological Journal Original Documents Accounts of the Constables of the Castle of Dovor^@
• The Archaeological Journal Dover Castle^@
• The Archaeological Journal Castles and Other Military Works^@
• The TimeChamber Dumpy B communications bunker^@
• The TimeChamber North and South Front Casemates^@
• Time Team article^@
• Tripadvisor page^@

Location: 51.128268, 1.3235035, ///valley.relax.farm, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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Frameless

Constable's Gate, Dover Castle 1983

Dover Castle from the north 2018

Dover Castle 1981

Dover Castle LCCN2017659189 1890

Dover Castle LCCN2017659189.tif 1890

Dover Castle SE 2019

Dover Town Centre and Dover Castle 2011

Ferry Boat, No. 825, by Robert Salmon 1835

Henry II's Great Tower 2018

Peverell's Gate, Dover Castle 1983

The Argosy (1865) (14777372625) 1865

The illustrated London news (1861) (14757336396) 1861

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings listing@			Wikidata
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		English Heritage Historical Review The Cinque Ports Prison, Dover Castle@			Wikidata
link		English Heritage Historical Review The Roman Pharos at Dover Castle@			Wikidata
link		English Heritage plan@			Wikidata
link		Facebook page@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer listing@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Grove Art Online Dover Castle@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Journal of the British Archaeological Association On Some Ancient Relics Preserved in the Keep of Dover Castle@			Wikidata
link		Journal of the British Archaeological Association The Development of the Fortifications of Dover Castle@			Wikidata
link		Journal of the British Archaeological Association The Castle of Dover@			Wikidata
link		Journal of the British Archaeological Association Notes on the Keep, Dover Castle@			Wikidata
link		Journal of the British Archaeological Association Excavations at Dover Castle 1964-1966@			Wikidata
link		Journal of the British Archaeological Association Excavations at Dover Castle, Principally in the Inner Bailey@			Wikidata
link		Mapping Museums listing@			Wikidata
link		Post-Medieval Archaeology A Group of Post-Medieval Pottery from Dover Castle@			Wikidata
link		Post-Medieval Archaeology The later fortifications of Dover@			Wikidata
link		Sketchfab article@			Wikidata
link		Subterranean History Tunnels@			Wikidata
link		Subterranean History East Demi-Bastion@			Wikidata
link		Subterranean History Hudson's Bastion@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica Target Dover@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica Dover Castle AAOR RSG@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica Dover Castle Medical Dressing Station@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica Dover Castle RSG@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea 21 article@			Wikidata
link		The Archaeological Journal Original Documents Accounts of the Constables of the Castle of Dovor@			Wikidata
link		The Archaeological Journal Dover Castle@			Wikidata
link		The Archaeological Journal Castles and Other Military Works@			Wikidata
link		The TimeChamber Dumpy B communications bunker@			Wikidata
link		The TimeChamber North and South Front Casemates@			Wikidata
link		Time Team article@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
site	1179	Dover Castle	history museum, fort, United Kingdom, archaeological site, bunker, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
site	1941	Fan Bay Deep Shelter	United Kingdom, artillery battery, bunker, tripadvisor, google		Wikidata
site		Margate Caves	United Kingdom, cave		Wikidata
site		Shell Grotto	United Kingdom, shell grotto		Wikidata
site		Otterpool Quarry	United Kingdom, quarry, google		Wikidata
site		Snowdown Colliery	United Kingdom, coal mine		Wikidata
site		Tilmanstone Colliery	coal mine, United Kingdom		Wikidata
site		Winchelsea Caves	United Kingdom, underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter		Wikidata
site	2022	Kent Mining Museum	United Kingdom, mining museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
site		Abbotscliff Tunnel	United Kingdom, railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Bourne Park Tunnel	United Kingdom, railway tunnel		Wikidata
site	1994	Channel Tunnel	international tunnel, railway tunnel, France, undersea tunnel, United Kingdom		Wikidata
site		Dover Harbour Tunnel	United Kingdom, railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Lydden Tunnel	United Kingdom, railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Pegwell Bay Tunnels	United Kingdom, tunnel		Wikidata
site		Priory Tunnel	United Kingdom, railway tunnel		Wikidata
site	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	United Kingdom, railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
site		Shakespeare Cliff Tunnel	United Kingdom, railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Tunnel Railway	United Kingdom, railway line, tunnel		Wikidata
site		Tyler Hill Tunnel	United Kingdom, railway tunnel		Wikidata
image	1983	Constable's Gate, Dover Castle			Wikimedia
image	2018	Dover Castle from the north			Wikimedia
image	1981	Dover Castle			Wikimedia
image	1890	Dover Castle LCCN2017659189			Wikimedia
image	1890	Dover Castle LCCN2017659189.tif			Wikimedia
image	2019	Dover Castle SE			Wikimedia
image	2011	Dover Town Centre and Dover Castle			Wikimedia
image	1835	Ferry Boat, No. 825, by Robert Salmon			Wikimedia
image	2018	Henry II's Great Tower			Wikimedia
image	1983	Peverell's Gate, Dover Castle			Wikimedia
image	1865	The Argosy (1865) (14777372625)			Wikimedia
image	1861	The illustrated London news (1861) (14757336396)			Wikimedia