Title

The Keep, Dover Castle, Kent, 1997

Caption

The Keep, Dover Castle, Kent, 1997. The strategic importance of Dover has long been recognised. The great Keep, built in the 1180s by King Henry II to provide both security and accommodation, was the strongpoint of the medieval Castle. Dover Castle remained a military site until the end of World War II.

Date

1997

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19A78_386

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (2,0Mb) / 17,0in x 11,4in / 5111 x 3414 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings England castle color colour fortress fortification century Dover Kent dover castle outside keep Nineties 20th century English Heritage 1990s decade strongpoint TGN King of England photograph King Henry II Henry II FitzEmpress Henry II Curtmantle N Corrie Corrie N King Henry II photograph