Canterbury Castle

Canterbury Castle
Canterbury Castle
	The interior of Canterbury Castle
	Location within Kent
General information
Town or city	Canterbury, Kent
Country	England
Coordinates	51°16′32″N 1°04′29″E / 51.275686°N 1.074618°E

Canterbury Castle is a Norman Castle in Canterbury, Kent, England (grid reference TR14545743).^[1] It is a five-minute walk from Canterbury East Station and the main bus station around City Wall.

Canterbury Castle was one of the three original Royal castles of Kent (the other two being Rochester Castle and Dover Castle). They were all built soon after the Battle of Hastings, on the main Roman road from Dover to London. This was the route taken by William the Conqueror in October 1066, and they were built originally as motte-and-bailey castles to guard this important route.^[2]

^ "Canterbury Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
^ Canterbury Trust

[Pastscape-1] "Canterbury Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2008.

[2] Canterbury Trust

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