Castle built in 1381-5 as a result of a French raid which ravaged this part of Kent in 1379. The building covered nearly eight acres. In the grounds of Cooling Castle Barns and visible from the road. The railway which now runs eastward from Gravesend to a new pier and harbour called Port Victoria, at […]
Colebridge Castle
Colebridge, or Coldbridge Castle was evidently a fortified manor house. Some early stone-work survives in the lower courses of the present 18-19th century farmhouse and covered foundations are said to exist in the garden to the south. Not open to the public. A strong castle stood here below the hill towards Egerton, in the parish […]
Chilham Castle
Octagonal castle keep constructed in 1160 with a 14th century curtain wall. Originally with a bailey enclosing circa 8 acres. The castle stands in the grounds of a country house (also called Chilham Castle) completed in 1616 with alterations dating to 1861-3 and 1922. A timber-framed building accommodating a donkey wheel was added in the […]
Walton Castle
The site of the Roman Saxon Shore fort known as Walton Castle. It was probably built between AD 276-285 and stood circa 30 metres above sea level before being destroyed by sea erosion in the 18th century. Visitors to the beach, a haunt of kite-surfers, will see only the sea and the sand banks of […]
Canterbury Castle
Interpretation panels, an elevated viewing area and some seating the castle is a main focus of interest on the city wall trail. Kilburn, in his Survey, states that a castle here was burnt and razed by the Danes, and continued in ruins till after the Conquest, when William I. erected the existing one upon the […]