It is to the Romans that we owe the first lighthouse. It was- and is still—- ! the Pharos watch tower to the south of the Keep of Dover Castle. It is the only remaining specimen of Roman j work in the castle, and the earliest [ piece of regular masonry existing in Great Britain. It consists of a casing I of flints and tufa, with bonding courses of large Roman tiles, filled with smaller | stones. Its shape is octagonal outside, j but square inside, the inner room mea- | suring 14 feet and the walls being 10 j feet thick. It was used at one time a* « a Government storehouse.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20459, 10 November 1934, Page 6
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108Page 6 Advertisements Column 8 Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20459, 10 November 1934, Page 6
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