Dover Castle

Summary

Dover Castle is a castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (603 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dover Castle is located in Dover^[3].
• Dover Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Dover Castle's image is recorded as 1 dover castle aerial panorama 2017.jpg^[5].
• Dover Castle's instance of is recorded as castle^[6].
• Dover Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Dover Castle's instance of is recorded as history museum^[8].
• Dover Castle's instance of is recorded as fort^[9].
• Dover Castle's instance of is recorded as bunker^[10].
• Dover Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Henry II of England^[11].
• Dover Castle's owned by is recorded as English Heritage^[12].
• Dover Castle's operator is recorded as English Heritage^[13].
• Dover Castle's architectural style is recorded as medieval architecture^[14].
• Dover Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 308198461^[15].
• Dover Castle's postal code is recorded as CT16 1HU^[16].
• Dover Castle's part of is recorded as Regional Seats of Government^[17].
• Dover Castle's part of is recorded as Dover Palmerston Forts^[18].
• Dover Castle's part of is recorded as Anti-Aircraft Operations Rooms^[19].
• Dover Castle's has use is recorded as military museum^[20].
• Dover Castle's has use is recorded as tourist attraction^[21].
• Dover Castle's Commons category is recorded as Dover Castle^[22].
• Dover Castle's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20016224^[23].
• Dover Castle's has part is recorded as Peverell's Tower^[24].
• Dover Castle's has part is recorded as Colton's Gate^[25].
• +1179-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dover Castle^[26].
• Dover Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as First Barons' War^[27].

Body

Founding

+1179-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dover Castle^[26].

Identity

Part of include Regional Seats of Government^[17], an alternative seat of government^[28]; Dover Palmerston Forts^[18], a group of structures or buildings^[29]; and Anti-Aircraft Operations Rooms^[19].

Operations

Dover Castle's operator is recorded as English Heritage^[13].

Ownership

Dover Castle's owned by is recorded as English Heritage^[12].

Why It Matters

Dover Castle ranks in the top 1% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (603 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]