The photo was taken looking in a easterly direction and is the first one of this tower to have been uploaded. Subsequent photos will show one of the 'triple loops' referred to in the historical notes at the link below.
Alt. Averanche's Tower, Averenche's Tower, Maunsel's Tower, Maunsell's Tower.
More detailed information can be found on this photo's original webpage at:
Medieval Avranches Tower for Crossbows, Dover Castle
The above link also gives background historical information and Google Earth satellite map location.
Also see:
Avranches Crossbow Tower, Eastern Outer Curtain Wall, Dover Castle
The Avranches Gap, Entrance to the Iron Age Hill Fort of Dover Castle
A Dover Middle Ages history photo.
Links to the main Images of Dover website:
All castle photos first appear under the Dover Castle tag.
The castle is one of Dover's Grade I Listed Buildings and English Heritage sites.
John Latter / Jorolat
Dover Blog: The Psychology of a Small Town
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment