Description

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944 CASTLE STREET
(North West Side)

Canterbury Castle
TR 1457 SE 8/210 3.12.49.

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The remains of a square Norman keep. 2 storeys above ground level (it was
reduced in height in 1817) built in bands of flint and Caen stone blocks.
There were originally 4 arched windows to each side. The interior has 2
cross walls and the remains of spiral staircases in the east and south-west
wall. Remains of fireplaces of rubble set in a herringbone pattern. The
keep measures 87 by 75 feet externally and the walls are 9 ft thick. Scheduled
as an ancient monument.

Listing NGR: TR1455357429

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Canterbury Castle at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q2968772

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