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Folkestone Castle

Kent, England

Folkestone Castle is a castle in Kent, England, first built in the 11th century. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Sandgate Castle, 1.8 mi away.

Folkestone Castle in Kent, England
Photo: Alfred Gay at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Folkestone Castle at a glance

Built

1095

11th century

Type

Castle

Heritage status

scheduled monument

Nearest castle

Sandgate Castle

1.8 mi away

About Folkestone Castle

Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent (grid reference TR214380).

From the Wikipedia article on Folkestone Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Folkestone Castle sits at 51.0985, 1.1608 in Kent. The closest other castles are Sandgate Castle (1.8 mi), Saltwood Castle (3.5 mi) and Westenhanger Castle (5.6 mi). Kent has 28 castles in all.

Where Folkestone Castle is

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