Monday, June 12, 2006
Dover Castle
The castle was pretty huge and I probably could have seen quite abit more if I wasn't in such a rush to get to Brighton...or if there wasn't so many French school children running around making progress through the castle pretty slow. The castle itself dates back to the 1100's though parts of it have been updated or rebuilt at various intervals over the last few hundred years. Under the castle there are tunnels dating back to Napoleonic times which were added to during World War 2 when Dover became a very strategic point being the closest to France. It was from in the secret tunnels that the mass evacuation of over 300,000 allied troops from France was planned and carried out. Were weren't allowed to take photos of the tunnels for security reasons, which suggests that they still have a military purpose.
The most impressive sight for me was the Roman Lighthouse (below) which dates back to the 1st century AD and is the last remaining standing Roman structure.
