Knights Templar Church, Dover
Dover, Coast
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0
On the Western Heights above Dover lie the low foundations of a small medieval chapel with a round nave, a shape linked to churches built by the Knights Templar. It may instead have been a wayside shrine on the old road to Folkestone. It makes a quick stop on a walk around the Western Heights fortifications.
Highlights
- Foundations of a round-naved medieval chapel
- Linked to the Knights Templar
- On the Western Heights, close to the Drop Redoubt
Good to know
- Dogs on leads are welcome
- Run by English Heritage's South Volunteer and Engagement Team
- Smoking, vaping, barbecues and naked flames are not allowed
Getting there
Knights Templar Church, Dover, Western Heights, Dover, Kent, CT17 9DP
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Nearby
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0Western Heights, Dover
The Western Heights is a huge network of forts and deep ditches begun in the Napoleonic Wars and finished in the 1860s to stop a French invasion of Dover. English Heritage looks after the Drop Redoubt and North Centre Bastion, which you can see from the paths that criss-cross the hilltop. For a look inside, time your visit with one of the volunteer-led tours.
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