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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2744 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval ditch on the eastern side of Dover Castle |
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Summary
Though the north eastern outer defences were substantially re modelled in the 18th century, they are among some of the earliest works to be completed at the castle. Henry II’s great rebuilding of the Castle which commenced in the 1170s included the construction of the outer bank and ditch against the curtain wall. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3251 4203 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH (Altered, Medieval to Modern - 1216 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Though the north eastern outer defences were substantially re modelled in the 18th century, they are among some of the earliest works to be completed at the castle. Henry II’s great rebuilding of the Castle which commenced in the 1170s included the construction of the outer bank and ditch against the curtain wall. (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 English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document).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>XY | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer. [Mapped feature: #102971 Ditch, ] |
| <2> | Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover. |
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