Castles and forts in Folkestone and Hythe
The Discover Alone map has 12 castles and forts in Folkestone and Hythe, England. Below are the 12 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Westenhanger CastleScheduled monumentWestenhanger Castle is a scheduled monument in Folkestone and Hythe, but the name points to a private house rather than…,_Kent_(geograph_3239844).jpg?width=1280)
WestenhangerCastleWestenhanger Castle stands sandwiched between the railway and the Folkestone Racecourse grandstand, a forgotten great…
Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's ChurchScheduled monumentStutfall Castle is a Roman fort built in the late third or early fourth century to stop Germanic raiders along the…
Sandgate CastleScheduled monumentSandgate Castle is a private Kent fortress built by Henry VIII in 1539 to block invasion routes, surviving civil wars…- Stowting castleArchaeological placeStowting castle is an archaeological place in Folkestone and Hythe, but no visible building or exact date has survived…
- Sandgate Castle 1539CastleSandgate Castle 1539 stands as a castle marker in Folkestone and Hythe, England. The exact chamber, room or living edge…
- Saltwood Castle (uninhabited portions)Scheduled monumentSaltwood Castle (uninhabited portions) is a scheduled monument in Folkestone and Hythe, England. The official record…
- Remains of the causeway to the south of Westenhanger CastleScheduled monumentPerhaps the causeway is gone because the sea took it back, or perhaps men simply stopped needing it and the marsh…
- Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting ChurchScheduled monumentMotte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Castle is a scheduled monument in Folkestone and Hythe, England.…
- Medieval ringwork with bailey and approach causeway, incorporating a bowl barrow on Castle HillScheduled monumentCastle Hill in Folkestone and Hythe holds a medieval ringwork with a bailey and approach causeway that swallows a much…
- Bell barrow approximately 750m to the south-west of Westenhanger Castle, also known as barrow 44Scheduled monumentBell barrow, also known as barrow 44, lies approximately 750m south-west of Westenhanger Castle in Folkestone and…
- Stowting castle moundArchaeological placeStowting castle mound is an archaeological place in Folkestone and Hythe, England. The ground may still hold the shape…