Folkestone Castle
Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent. The Norman castle existed in the late 11th and 12th centuries and was built on a natural mound which.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 380 feet (120 metres)
- Description: castle in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as“Caesar’s Camp”“Castle Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Folkestone West railway station and Folkestone Central railway station.
Folkestone West railway station
Folkestone West railway station is on the South…
1 mile south of Folkestone Castle
Folkestone Central railway station
Folkestone Central railway station is on the South…
1¼ miles south of Folkestone Castle
Folkestone Academy
School
Folkestone Academy is a mixed secondary school and…
3,000 feet southeast of Folkestone Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkinge and Cheriton.
Old Hawkinge
Village
Hawkinge is a town and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England.
Folkestone Castle
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Latitude
51.09876° or 51° 5′ 56″ north
Longitude
1.16106° or 1° 9′ 40″ east
Open location code
9F3335X6+GC
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Folkestone Castle” goes by many names.
Castell de FolkestoneCatalan
Folkestone CastleDanish
Folkestone KalesiTurkish
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