Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse
Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Dover, Kent, England. Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse is situated nearby to the fort Admiralty Pier Turret, as well as near the suburb Maxton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dover Castle and Admiralty Pier Turret.
Dover Castle
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. Dover Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse.
Admiralty Pier Turret
Fort
Photo: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Admiralty Pier Turret, or Dover Turret, is an enclosed armoured turret built in 1882 on the western breakwater of Dover Harbour in southeast England. Admiralty Pier Turret is situated 2,000 feet west of Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse.
Dubris Pharos
Lighthouse
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Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was a port in Roman Britain on the site of present-day Dover, Kent, England. As the closest point to continental Europe and the site of the estuary of the Dour, the site chosen for Dover was ideal for a cross-channel port. Dubris Pharos is situated 1¼ miles north of Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maxton and Buckland.
Maxton
Suburb
Maxton is an area in the west of Dover, in the county of Kent, England. Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938. Maxton is situated 1½ miles west of Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse.
Buckland
Suburb
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland including Buckland Valley is a village near Dover, in the county of Kent, England. It is noted for the Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the British Museum but are on display at Dover Museum. Buckland is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse.
West Cliffe
Hamlet
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Cliffe or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St. Margaret's At Cliffe, in the Dover district, in east Kent, England, near Dover. In 1931 the parish had a population of 88. West Cliffe is situated 3 miles northeast of Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse.
Dover Admiralty Pier Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Admiralty Pier Lighthouse”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.11142° or 51° 6′ 41″ northLongitude
1.32774° or 1° 19′ 40″ eastOperator
Dover Harbour BoardOpen location code
9F33486H+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1541372720OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11810602
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