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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dover Castle Alternative Name: Roman Lighthouse (Dover); St Mary-in-Castro (Dover)Country: England County: Kent Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dover
Map Ref: TR3262941822
Latitude: 51.128407N Longitude: 1.323342E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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More information at Pastscape Monument No. 468006.
The Journal of Antiquities also features an entry for The Roman Lighthouse, Dover, Kent, which adds the "parish church of St Mary-in-Castro, a late Saxon foundation from 1000AD, stands right besides the Pharos but is not attached". The Journal gives background information, includes photographs and reference sources for more information.
Historic England includes the following entries for this site:
Dover Castle: List ID 10703026;
Castle & Hillfort: List ID 1019075;
The Roman Pharos: List ID 1258537; and
Church of St Mary Sub Castro: List ID 1070328.
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