YARMOUTH CASTLE


Description:  Artillery castle, probably built May to November 1547 but not possibly not completed untill 1559. Built as part of Henry VIII's coast defence scheme. In 1597-8 an earthen bulwalk with bastions was added and in 1609 additions were made including corner buttresses. Further alterations were made in 1632. The moat was backfilled and some of the earthworks demolished in 1669. In guardianship and open to the public. Scheduled and listed.

Country:  ENGLAND

County:  ISLE OF WIGHT

District:  ISLE OF WIGHT

Parish:  YARMOUTH

Grid Reference:   SZ35398979

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 435390, 89790

Period:  POST MEDIEVAL, 1546 - 1549, 1597 - 1598, 1609, 1632, 1669, 1885

Subject:  ARTILLERY CASTLE, ARTILLERY FORT, BASTION, COASTAL BATTERY, EARTHWORK, EXTANT BUILDING, LEVELLED EARTHWORK, MOAT, STRUCTURE

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: SZ 38 NE 1
[ADS] Import RCN: NMR_NATINV-459201

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Historic England