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Kings Castle
Hob Uid: 468166
Location : Kent Dover Sandwich
Grid Ref : TR3348057910
Summary : Castle, mentioned in a documentary source of circa 1327. Remains noted in 1877 and 1886 when the foundations were destroyed. The castle is assumed to have been abandoned in 1464.
More information : [TR 33455798] King's Castle [NR] (Site of) [NAT] (1) The first mention of a castle at Sandwich was circa 1327-1377, being a royal castle appointed by the governor of Dover Castle. It stood immediately without the town on its SE side, commanding the old harbour and the Deal approach road. The remains of the castle are shown at TR 33485791 in 1877 (a) and Robertson (e) notes that a cropmark was visible in 1886 after the foundations had been grubbed up. The dates of the foundation and ruin of the castle are unknown, but the latter is assumed to have been coeval with the decay of the town in 1464. A building attached to Sir Roger Manwood's School, now occupies the site, but no foundations of the castle were encountered in the construction of the building in 1910. (2) Listed by Cathcart King. (3)

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Source details : OS 25" 1956
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Source details : F1 FGA 28-MAY-64
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Source Number : 2a
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Source details : 1st Edition OS 6", 1877
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Source Number : 2b
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Source details : Hist of Sandwich 1792, 404-5 (W Boys)
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Source Number : 2c
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Source details : Castles of England 1897, 41, (J D Mackenzie)
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Source Number : 2d
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Source details : Memorials of Old Kent 1907, 208 (Ditchfield & Clinch)
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Source Number : 2e
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Source details : 1886
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Mentioned c1327
Monument End Date : 1337
Monument Start Date : 1317
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Remains noted 1877
Monument End Date : 1877
Monument Start Date : 1877
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Remains noted 1886
Monument End Date : 1886
Monument Start Date : 1886
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Destroyed Monument

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 35 NW 7
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-05-28
End Date : 1964-05-28

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1970-01-01
End Date : 1979-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1983-01-01
End Date : 1983-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

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Kings Castle