Dover…

Today, we took a short bus trip to Dover Castle, expanded by William the Conqueror and Henry II. The site of the present day castle has been a fortification since Roman times, and the Romans built upon the foundations of earlier forts. The fortified castle has played a role in medieval wars and other wars, as well as during WWII.

a KEEP: fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility

Roman lighthouse (1st century AD) and Saxon church

Castle sits on top of a hill above the town of Dover

Herdwick sheep (wool has unique qualities relating to durability)

Beatrix Potter was involved with keeping and breeding Herdwicks. Upon her death (1943), she transferred fifteen farms to the National Trust, and gave instructions that all farms continue to graze Herdwick flocks.

hiking on up to Dover Castle

a major ferry terminal

the Church of St Mary in Castro, Dover

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