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  • I think it was a motte and bailey then rebuilt into a concentric castle later by Henry II

    Its origins lie in the Iron Age, and a Roman Lighthouse and Anglo-Saxon church can still be seen within the grounds.

    William of Normandy strengthened existing Anglo-Saxon fortifications here in 1066, but it was Henry II who set the blueprint for today's castle when he had the fortifications rebuilt in the 1180's, adding the massive keep and a series of concentric defences.

    http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/types_of_castle.htm

    http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/england/dover/dover_hist.php
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