Dover Castle Dover Castle Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. It is the largest castle in England. This site may have been fortified with earthworks in the Iron Age or earlier, before the Romans invaded in AD43. This is suggested on the basis of the unusual pattern of the earthworks which does not seem to be a perfect fit for the medieval castle. Excavations have provided evidence of Iron Age occupation within the locality of
Sobroso Castle Sobroso Castle Sobroso Castle (, ) is a medieval castle in the village of Vilasobroso in Galicia, Spain. The castle is located in Vilasobroso, a village in the municipality of Mondariz, belonging to the "comarca" of O Condado. It sits on Landín Hill, overlooking the Condado valley, right up to the Portuguese border. Due to its strategic position, the castle was known as "the key of the Kingdom of Galicia". The name of the Castle, and the village itself, comes from the Latin SUBEROSUM, in reference to the 'sobreiras', "Quercus suber" or cork trees that once surrounded it. The castle