Castles · South West England
Bayard's Cove Fort
In or near Dartmouth.
Bayard's Cove Fort — castle in Devon, England, UK.
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Bayard's Cove Fort is a castle in south west. (English 16th-century artillery blockhouse.) Wikipedia notes: "Bayard's Cove Fort, also known historically as Berescove or Bearscore Castle, is an English 16th-century artillery blockhouse, built to defend the harbour entrance at Dartmouth in Devon. Constructed in the early part of the century, it had eleven gunports for heavy artillery and was intended to engage enemy vessels that broke past the external defences of the Dartmouth and Kingswear castles.". Coordinates 50.3479°, -3.5775°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 50.3479, -3.5775
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q812103 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bayard's Cove Fort (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bayards Cove Fort04.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Towns & cities · South West England
Dartmouth
Dartmouth — town in Devon, England.
Castles · South West England
Dartmouth Castle
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Castles · South West England
Kingswear Castle
Kingswear Castle — Grade I listed castle in South Hams, United Kingdom.
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