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Dane John Mound
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Dane John (the odd name comes from the French for donjon, or keep) is the older of two castles in Canterbury. It was erected soon after the Norman Conquest on a site that had been used by the Romans. The castle mound was rebuilt in stone under William II and relocated a short distance away (see Canterbury Castle). The original Norman motte of Dane John still stands, however, just inside the city walls in a public park.
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