The Gatehouse website record for Dent de Lion, Margate

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Garlinge; Daundelyon Court; Dandelion

In the civil parish of Margate. In the historic county of Kent (Modern Authority of Kent, 1974 county of Kent).

C15 gatehouse, the only surviving element of a Medieval manor house. The building is square on plan with stair turrets at the angles and two outer arches. The building is constructed of alternate bands of squared, knapped flints, and bricks, mostly red, but yellow in the turret-tops. Not a fortified building according to King but described as a fortified manor by Guy. Gatehouse does have gun loops and portcullis slot.
This antient seat has for some length of time been made use of as a place of public resort, with a bowling green and other accommodations for the purpose. It seems as if it had been antiently walled round very strongly, according to the manner of that age, for a defence against bows and arrows; part of this wall is still standing, with the gate-house, built with bricks and flints in rows, with loop-holes and battlements at top. Over the main gate are the arms of Daundelyon as above-mentioned; on the right side of this gate is a smaller one for common use, at the right corner of which is a blank escutcheon, and at the left corner a demi lion, rampant, with a label out of his mouth, on which is written, DAUNDELYONN. (Hasted)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TR33216962

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 469147
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is TR 36 NW 9 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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