Dover Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1974. A Norman Castle. 9 related planning applications.

Dover Castle

WRENN ID
empty-rafter-nightshade
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1974
Type
Castle
Address
Dover Castle, CT16 1HU
OS grid reference
TR 324 419
Coordinates
51.1296, 1.32132
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dover Castle is a Norman keep built around 1155, constructed from ragstone ashlar blocks with flint accents and Caen stone dressings. Surrounding the keep are 18th-century houses that are two to three stories tall, made of ashlar with flint galleting and featuring round-headed windows. The castle is encircled by two concentric rings of walls and towers that date back to medieval times. Beneath the castle, there is a network of subterranean passages from the 13th century, which were enhanced for defense during the Napoleonic period.

Local climate

Dover Castle receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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