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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dover Castle and Peverell’s Tower.

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. Dover Castle is situated 410 feet southeast of The Great Tower.

Peverell’s Tower

City gate

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Peverell’s Tower is a city gate.

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 590 feet southeast of The Great Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckland and Maxton.

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 The Great Tower.

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 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″ north

Longitude

1.32135° or 1° 19′ 17″ east

Levels

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

9F3348HC+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 64003114

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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