Dartmouth Castle
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dartmouth-castle-286-9445002
title:
Dartmouth Castle
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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. This was intended to engage enemy ships with catapults and possibly early cannon, and incorporated the local chapel of Saint Petroc within its walls. At the end of the 15th century, the castle was expan
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Grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth, UK
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_Castle
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2023-11-27T12:09:03Z
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