Dover Castle from the East, Dover, Kent, UK

Keep, Inner Bailey and Outer Curtain Wall, Including Avranches Tower (for crossbows) in the center with the round, squat St John's Tower at far right:

Photo taken on a bike ride from Dover to St Margaret's-at-Cliffe.

Ancient monument built 1180s by Maurice the Engineer for King Henry II. 12th Century Norman architecture.

Site formerly had Roman and Saxon fortifications; Outer Curtain Wall built on outline of Iron Age Hill Fort.

View from edge of White Cliffs of Dover above Eastern Docks.

The location this photo was taken from is marked "P2" on today's route map:

Start and end point of cycle ride is the green dot below the "S" near bottom left.

Original map and biometrics at Polar Flow

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More information on this ancient monument: Dover Castle at English Heritage

Permitted cycle ride under the Coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown rules.