TQ5946 : Tonbridge Castle - garderobe chutes
taken 11 years ago, near to Tonbridge, Kent, Great Britain

Tonbridge Castle - garderobe chutes
Tonbridge Castle is a Motte and Bailey castle. The original castle was built in 1070, soon after the Battle of Hastings, by Richard Fitzgilbert (AKA Richard De Clare). It was originally a wooden structure. The stone fortifications were added in the early 13th century, with an impressive gatehouse being added between 1220 & 1260. The castle is surrounded on three sides by a deep moat & on the fourth by the River Medway. In 1314, the castle was passed on to the Duke of Buckingham. The third Duke was beheaded for treason by Henry VIII and the Castle was taken by the Crown. Most of the castle is in ruins today except the fully intact gatehouse. Its position on a ridge of sandstone by the River Medway allows the castle to dominate the town and protect the ford and later bridging point on the Medway.
The castle is Grade I listed. Link
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The castle is Grade I listed. Link

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- TQ5946, 1509 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- N Chadwick (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 13 October, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 18 October, 2009
- Category
- Castle (detail) (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 590 465 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.7359N 0:16.4605E - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 590 464
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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