Roman Lighthouse

Places of Interest Nearby

Dover Castle

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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" because of its defensive significance throughout history.

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.

St Mary sub Castro, Dover

Church

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St Mary sub Castro, or St Mary de Castro, or St Mary in Castro, is a church in the grounds of Dover Castle, Kent, south-east England. It is a heavily restored Anglo-Saxon structure, built next to a Roman lighthouse which became the church bell-tower.

Places in the Area

Buckland

Suburb

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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.

Maxton

Suburb

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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 southwest of Roman Lighthouse.

West Cliffe

Hamlet

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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 2½ miles northeast of Roman Lighthouse.

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