SANDSFOOT CASTLE


Description:  The remains of a Tudor artillery castle, built circa 1541. Bastion earthworks were added in around 1623, and the castle was abandoned in 1644-5. Sections of outer wall remain, the earthworks have been landscaped as public gardens. Listed and scheduled.

Country:  ENGLAND

County:  DORSET

District:  WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND

Parish:  WEYMOUTH

Grid Reference:   SY67487739

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 367480, 77390

Period:  POST MEDIEVAL, 1541, 1610 - 1611, 1650 - 1691, MODERN, 1548, 1939 - 1945

Subject:  ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY, ARTILLERY CASTLE, ARTILLERY FORT, BANK (EARTHWORK), BASTION, BLOCKHOUSE, COASTAL DEFENCE SITE, EARTHWORK, GUN EMPLACEMENT, MAGAZINE, RUINED BUILDING, STOREHOUSE

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: SY 67 NE 4
[ADS] Import RCN: NMR_NATINV-451558

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Historic England