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Lindisfarne Castle 2

Holy Island

in the county of Northumberland

Fishermans Beach, Hythe, Kent. See my web site for other pictures of Hythe.

Hythe

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

St Abbs, on the eastern Scottish Borders, Scotland

St Abbs

in the county of Borders

Pictures of Dover Castle

a Castle in the town of Dover, in the county of Kent

About Dover Castle

Dover Castle is a medieval castle that was founded in the 11th century and is the largest castle in England, often being described as the 'key to England' due to its defensive significance throughout history.
The castle's keep, built by the Normans, is 100 feet square and just under 100 feet tall.

The site of the castle also contains one of Dover's two Roman Lighthouses, or faros, of which there are only three surviving in the world. It is around 2,000 years old and is the most complete standing Roman structure in England, and is the tallest Roman building north of the Italian Alps that is still left standing.

There is much to discover at Dover Castle, with history through the centuries, from Roman times and through the world wars and the cold war where its tunnels were to be a shelter for the British Government in the event of a nuclear attack.

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Dover Castle, Kent

Dover (181 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

The white cliffs of Dover, the view that has stirred the hearts of English travellers for centuries...

The High Street

Hythe (40 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SW)

This delightful seaside resort is one of the five original Cinque Ports, it can trace its noble history all the way back to AD732 when it was granted a charter by the Saxon King Ethelred...

Ramsgate Harbour. Kent. April 2006

Ramsgate (56 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction N)

Ramsgate's harbour is constantly busy, this is known as a "Royal" harbour, made so by the landing here of King George IV in 1822...

St Dunstan's Church

Canterbury (346 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Kent

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction NW)

Canterbury is an exquisite joyous place, it is submerged in history and is considered to be the birthplace of English Christianity. It glows with an abundance of charm, mostly.....

Kingsgate Castle, above Kingsgate Bay, Broadstairs, Kent.

Broadstairs (78 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction N)

At almost every corner of this popular resort are reminders of the towns association with the famous novelist, Charles Dickens...

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Western Heights Defences in Dover, Kent. - Drop Redoubt Fort - Open 3rd/4th June 2006

Western Heights Defences (2 Pictures)

(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction SW)

The Western Heights in Dover are remains of fortifications built mainly during the Napoleonic Wars when England was under a real.....

Crabble Corn Mill, Dover

Crabble Corn Mill (4 Pictures)

(2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction W)

The current mill, built in 1812, is situated in the picturesque village of River, on the outskirts of Dover. There have been.....

A picture of Samphire Hoe

Samphire Hoe (11 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SW)

The newest part of Kent, made from 4.9 million cubic metres of chalk marl dug to create the Channel Tunnel. Samphire Hoe was.....

Walmer Castle

Walmer Castle & Garden (81 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NE)

The stone walls of Walmer Castle were put up in the 1530's at the same time as Sandown and Deal as part of a plan by the monarch.....

Goodnestone Park in early summer

Goodnestone Park Gardens (39 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NW)

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