Rochester in Medway, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Inside the Keep

Rochester Castle

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 26, 2025

1. Inside the Keep Marker

Inscription. Towering above you is the great keep of Rochester Castle. At thirty-four and a half metres from ground level to the battlements and twenty-one metres square, its walls are made of Kentish ragstone with a core of rubble. In the centre of the keep is a cross-wall dividing the building into two. This wall give the keep extra strength, and provided a support for the roof and the floor. You can see a row of square joist holes in the cross-wall about the level of the platform you are standing on. Similar rows of boles further up the cross-wall tell us that the keep originally had four floors: a basement below and two floors above.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. 51° 23.367′ N, 0° 30.096′ E. Marker is in Rochester, England, in Medway. It can be reached from Rochester Castle east of Castle Gardens, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rochester Castle, Rochester, England ME1 1SW, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South

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East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rochester Riverside (here, next to this marker); The Castle Walls & Defences (a few steps from this marker); The Keep Entrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Justice Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Rochester Castle Moat (within shouting distance of this marker); The Siege of 1215 (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Saxon Cathedral (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Dickens (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Inside the Keep of Rochester Castle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 26, 2025

2. Inside the Keep of Rochester Castle

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.