Canterbury Castle
The Norman keep at Canterbury replaced an earlier motte and bailey fortification built at the nearby Dane John by William the Conqueror. The keep was largely constructed during the reign of Henry I (1100 - 1135). It quickly lost its strategic importance and by the late 1300's it had become a prison. By the seventeenth century it was a ruin.
- Location:
- At the southern end of Castle Street in Canterbury
- Address:
- Canterbury Castle, Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PR
- Access:
- Canterbury City Council. Open to the public. Free, open access at any reasonable time
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