The Great Tower
The Great Tower is a castle in Dover, Kent, England which is located on Castle Hill Road. The Great Tower is situated nearby to Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment and Queenʼs Regiment Museum, as well as near the museum Arthur’s Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dover Castle and Peverell’s Tower.
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 420 feet southeast of The Great Tower.
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 600 feet southeast of The Great Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckland and Maxton.
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.
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 now a suburb of Dover. Maxton is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Great Tower.
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 2½ miles northeast of The Great Tower.
The Great Tower
- Type: Castle
- Address: Castle Hill Road, CT16 1HU
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.12961° or 51° 7′ 47″ northLongitude
1.32133° or 1° 19′ 17″ eastLevels
10Open location code
9F3348HC+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 64003114OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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