Canterbury Castle is a Norman castle in the English town of Canterbury. It is a five-minute walk from Canterbury East Station and the main bus station in the City Wall area. Canterbury Castle was one of three original royal castles of Kent, along with Rochester Castle and Dover Castle. They were all constructed soon after the Battle of Hastings on the principal Roman road connecting Dover and London. This was the road William the Conqueror took in October 1066, and they were initially erected as motte-and-bailey castles to secure this critical route. In 1066, a timber motte and bailey castle were built; its motte may be the mound visible in the Dane John gardens near the stone castle, which may be a Roman burial mound, with Dane John originating from donjon. The enormous stone keep was mostly built during the reign of Henry I as one of three Royal fortresses in Kent. This gigantic edifice, which measures around 98 by 85 feet externally at the base, was originally at least 80 feet tall. It is mostly flint and sandstone rubble. The castle had become the county gaol by the 13th century. During the First Barons War, it was surrendered to the invading French. A new gate was built in 1380. By the nineteenth century, it had been purchased by a gas corporation and utilized as a gas storage facility for many years, during which time the top level was destroyed. Since 1928, the municipal government has owned the Castle. It has been shuttered due to collapsing masonry since 2018, and despite there were preliminary plans for its renovation and resumption in 2021, it remains shut as of March 2023
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