Castles · South East England
Camber Castle
In or near Rye.
Camber Castle — 16th-century English fort.
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Camber Castle is a castle in south east. Established 1539. (16th-century English fort.) Wikipedia notes: "Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower, constructed by Henry between 1512 and 1514, overlooking the Camber anchorage and the entrance to Rye Harbour.". Coordinates 50.9335°, 0.7337°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 50.9335, 0.7337
- Established
- 1539
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2968747 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Camber Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Camber Castle, Rye Harbour, East Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 1341825.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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