Folkestone Castle
Folkestone Castle is an abandoned hilltop castle on a promontory of the North Downs north of the town of Folkestone in the English county of Kent .
The Norman castle on a natural mound existed in the late 11th and 12th centuries. In 1878 they excavated Augustus Pitt Rivers ; this is believed to be the first excavation on a medieval site in Great Britain to use scientific methods.
The castle ruins are also known locally as Caesar's Camp , but have absolutely nothing to do with the Roman Empire. The castle was probably built as early as 1095 and was certainly occupied for some time after the Norman conquest of England . The hill she stands on is called Castle Hill . From there you have a good overview of the city and coast, from Folkestone to Romney Marsh to Dungeness , Rye and Fairlight .
The earthworks are now above the end of the M20 motorway and the entrance to the Eurotunnel in Cheriton .
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- Folkestone Castle Hill . Gatehouse Gazetteer.
- Plantagenet Somerset Fry: The David & Charles Book of Castles . David & Charles, Newton Abbott 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 54.7 " N , 1 ° 9 ′ 38.8" E