Southsea Castle
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southsea-castle-320-17201763
title:
Southsea Castle
text:
Southsea Castle, historically also known as Chaderton Castle, South Castle and Portsea Castle, is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII on Portsea Island, Hampshire, in 1544. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Solent and the eastern approach to Portsmouth. The castle had a square central keep, two rectangular gun platforms to the east and west, and two angled bastions to the front and
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description:
Castle in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southsea_Castle
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date modified:
2023-02-02T15:59:45Z
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13
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