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Stone Castle is a castle at Stone, near Bluewater in Kent, England. It was built between 1135 and 1140 on the site where William the Conqueror signed a treaty with the men of Kent in 1067. [ 1 ]
Stone is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England. It is located 2.5 miles east of Dartford . In 2011 the parish had a population of 10,778.
Castles in Kent, England. Pages in category "Castles in Kent" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Sandown Castle, Kent; Stone Castle ...
Dover, Kent, England 1262 York Castle: York, Yorkshire, England 1265 Caerphilly Castle: Caerphilly, South Wales 1268–1271 A concentric stone castle surrounded by lakes, the second largest fortress in Britain. [64] Tintern Abbey: Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales 1269–1301 [65] The existing ruins of the great church date from this period. All ...
Some were later rebuilt in stone, [6] but there are a great many castle sites in England where all that is visible today are traces of earthworks. [7] Castles continued to be built in England for several hundred years, reaching a peak of military sophistication in the late 13th century. [8]
Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England. The 12th-century keep or stone tower, which is the castle's most prominent feature, is one of the best preserved of its time in England or France. Situated on the River Medway and Watling Street, Rochester was a strategically important royal ...
Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Maidstone. It is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds and is a historic Grade I listed estate. A castle has existed on the site since 857. [1]
Allington Castle is a stone castle in Allington, Kent, just north of Maidstone, in England. The first castle on the site was an unauthorised fortification, built during "The Anarchy" (1135–1153) and torn down later in the century when royal control was reasserted. It was replaced by a manor house, which was fortified with royal permission in ...