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
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