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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2506 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | North eastern section of the outer curtain wall, Dover Castle |
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Summary
The eastern defences of Dover Castle, facing a higher area of chalk downland, form an important aspect of the castle’s defences and are largely medieval in origin, although greatly altered in the 18th and 19th centuries. The curtain wall between Norfolk Tower and Fitzwilliam gate was constructed in the 1220s as part of a programme to reinforce the northern defences after the 1216 siege. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3246 4204 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CURTAIN WALL (Altered, Medieval to Modern - 1220 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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The eastern defences of Dover Castle, facing a higher area of chalk downland, form an important aspect of the castle’s defences and are largely medieval in origin, although greatly altered in the 18th and 19th centuries. The curtain wall between Norfolk Tower and Fitzwilliam gate was constructed in the 1220s as part of a programme to reinforce the northern defences after the 1216 siege. The curtain wall coming east from the Norfolk Towers is sheer, without a batter, and largely ivy covered. (summarised from sources) (1-2)
<1> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document). SKE52105.
<2> Johnathan Coad, 1995, English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover (Monograph). SKE52106.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer. |
| <2> | Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2508 | Parent of: Fitzwilliam Gate, outer curtain wall, Dover Castle (Building) |
| TR 34 SW 2505 | Parent of: Norfolk Towers, Outer Curtain, Dover Castle (Monument) |
| TR 34 SW 5 | Part of: Dover Castle (Monument) |
