What is recorded here

Canterbury Castle stands as a ruined Norman keep built under Henry I to guard the royal road from Dover to London. Its massive flint walls later held county prisoners before a gas company consumed the top floor for storage. Now closed since 2018 because falling stones make it dangerous, the castle waits for restoration to begin in 2025.

The National Heritage List for England records Canterbury Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Canterbury Castle was built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century as a strategic Norman stronghold. It is important as a key example of early Norman military architecture and as a symbol of the consolidation of Norman rule in southern England.

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