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
Prideaux Castle Cornwall was famous for tin, a key ingredient of bronze and thus an important trade item during the Bronze Age. In 1201 King John of England chartered four stannaries in Cornwall: Foweymoor (Bodmin Moor), Blackmoor (Hensbarrow downs near Saint Austell), Tywarnhaile (Truro to Saint Agnes) and Penwith-with-Kerrier. Blackmoor was the oldest stannary, with eight subdivisions called tithings. "Pridis" (which is near the Cornish original of "Prideaux") is listed as one of the eight tithings of the Blackmoor stannary. Prideaux Castle has also been known as Prideaux Warren. In the popular imagination, this has found two explanations. Metanalysis or, folk etymology,