Dover was a great castle to visit. With great views of the English Channel and a history that will appeal to all.
Dover is a giant among castles. It has the longest recorded history of any major castle in Britain. Indeed Dover Castle began before history itself, its earliest rampart defences date back to the prehistoric Iron Age. Then the Romans built a pharos (lighthouse) here in the first century AD.
![<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kentledge/">Kentledge</a> posted a photo:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kentledge/54016490763/" title="25-pounder field gun"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54016490763_f668387456_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="25-pounder field gun" /></a></p>
<p>Or, in full, the Ordnance QF 25-pounder, the QF standing for quick firing, though I think this is a bit of a misnomer, as QF guns were supposed to be loaded in one action, and the 25-pounder used a separate shell and charge. This one's in Dover Castle and oddly has a brass plate on it describing it as a 17-pounder Mark I, though the barrel is obviously one from a 25-pounder.<br />
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