This fort was built to better protect the piece of land closest to Europe. The Romans erected a lighthouse and the Saxons a church (St Mary-in-Castro). William the Conqueror reinforced the existing defenses. Henry II added the beautiful keep in 1180, which is surrounded by a wall. The impressive Constable's Tower dates from the early 13th century. The Secret Wartime Tunnels, a labyrinth of tunnels and secret rooms arranged under the castle, date from the Napoleonic era and were greatly expanded during World War II. These corridors served as headquarters during Operation Dynamo in 1940, when British troops were evacuated here from Dunkirk.

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Rombea

January 5, 2024

Beautiful and definitely worth seeing fortress, you should definitely plan around 3 to 4 hours to visit the complex and take part in guided tours through the tunnel system. For several centuries, Dover Castle has guarded the narrowest part of the English Channel and thus the "access" to England, which is why it is also called the "Key to England". Dover Castle towers over the chalk cliffs and is considered one of England's most famous landmarks with great symbolic value.

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Andreas Kronier

August 20, 2017

Dover Castle is a castle near Dover, England, and has been described as the "Key to England" thanks to its historical defensive significance.

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Dover Castle is a castle near Dover, England, and has been described as the "Key to England" for its historical defense significance.

On the highest point of the castle are two buildings that stood here before the construction of the festival: the ruins of a Roman lighthouse and an originally Saxon church. The enclosed earthen rampart was built in the 13th century over an older one, to be assigned to archaeologists in the middle of the 11th century and thus could be the site of the original fortifications built by William the Conqueror.

More at: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Castle

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