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Rochester Castle

a Pleiades place resource

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Rochester Castle was established in the later eleventh century on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, England. The keep dates to the twelfth century.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/152918786

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
51.3895973761, 0.501367936527

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Rochester Castle (AD 1000 - AD 1399) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- OSM location of Keep (AD 1100 - AD 1199) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

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Rochester Castle makes connections with:

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Rochester Castle receives connections from:

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Place type:
tower (single), castle, ruin

References:

See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Rochester Castle

Related:

Wikidata Rochester Castle (Q1125527)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Rochester Castle: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/152918786> [accessed: 30 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/152918786 |title=Places: 152918786 (Rochester Castle) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=January 30, 2025 12:05 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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