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The Norfolk Towers at the northern end of Dover Castle viewed from a field where French soldiers stood during the Great Siege of 1216, now adjacent to the hidden East Wing of the Victorian Fort Burgoyne. Zoom shot of 400 yards.
The main entrance to Dover Castle prior to 1216 was the North Entrance, or Northgate.
During the siege, engineers of the Dauphin (Prince Louis, later Louis VIII of France) so damaged the eastern gate tower of the North Entrance by mining that Hubert de Burgh (Constable of Dover Castle under King John, then Henry III) subsequently sealed the gateway. Norfolk Towers, St John's Tower, and Spur built in its place.
St John's Tower connected to castle interior by an underground passage/tunnel.
Listed Building and English Heritage site. History photo.
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http://www.panoramio.com/photo/54910305
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