Publisher's Synopsis
This is one of a series designed to help teachers planning a site visit. Historical background is combined with a variety of possible study approaches, documentary sources and photocopiable activity sheets for classroom and on-site work, together with practical information about the site.;This book focuses on Dover Castle, which contains within its bounds fine examples of public and military building spanning 2000 years. The site, defined by an Iron Age hill-fort and graced by a Roman lighthouse and Saxon church, best displays the development of castle architecture in the 12th and 13th centuries. However, it remained a garrison until the 20th century, and contains important examples of Georgian and Victorian military engineering.
