Dover Castle

Dover Castle is a medieval castle in , , England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" because of its defensive significance throughout history.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 370 feet (110 metres)
  • …is operated by English Heritage
  • Description: medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Dubris Pharos and St Mary sub Castro, Dover.
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Lighthouse
Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was…
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Church
St Mary sub Castro, or St Mary de Castro, or St Mary…
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City gate
is a city gate.
470 feet west of Dover Castle

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckland and Maxton.
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Suburb
including Valley is a village near , in the county of , England.
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Suburb
is an area in the west of , in the county of , England.
1½ miles southwest of Dover Castle
Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hamlet
or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St.
2½ miles northeast of Dover Castle

Dover Castle

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Latitude
51.12888° or 51° 7′ 44″ north
Longitude
1.32273° or 1° 19′ 22″ east
Open location code
9F3348HF+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26658038
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287214
Wiki­data ID
Q950970

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Dover Castle” goes by many names.
قلعة دوفرArabic
Dover gazteluaBasque
Дуўрскі замакBelarusian
ДоувърBulgarian
Доувър (замък)Bulgarian
Castell de DoverCatalan
Dover CastleCebuano
Dover Castle (kastilyo)Cebuano
多佛城堡Chinese
多佛爾城堡Chinese
DoverCzech
Dover (hrad)Czech
Dover CastleDanish
Dover CastleDutch
Kasteel van DoverDutch
Burgo de DoveroEsperanto
Doverin linnaFinnish
Château de DouvresFrench
დუვრის ციხესიმაგრეGeorgian
Dover CastleGerman
Κάστρο του ΝτόβερGreek
טירת דוברHebrew
Kastil DoverIndonesian
Castello di DoverItalian
ドーヴァー城Japanese
ドーバー城Japanese
Doverio pilisLithuanian
Schlass vun DoverLuxembourgish
Istana kota DoverMalay
Dover CastleNorwegian
Dover CastleNorwegian Bokmål
قلعه دوورPersian
Zamek w DoverPolish
Castelo de DoverPortuguese
Дуврский замокRussian
Dovrski gradSlovenian
Grad DoverSlovenian
Castillo de DoverSpanish
Dover CastleSwedish
ปราสาทโดเวอร์Thai
Dover KalesiTurkish
Дуврський замокUkrainian
قلعہ ڈوورUrdu
Lâu đài DoverVietnamese
Castell DofrWelsh
多佛城堡Wu Chinese
多佛城堡Yue Chinese

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