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Castles · South East England

East Cowes Castle

In or near East Cowes.

East Cowes Castle — former Device Fort in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England.

About

East Cowes Castle is a castle in south east. Wikipedia notes: "The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and Wales by Henry VIII. They ranged from large stone castles, to small blockhouses and earthwork bulwarks.". Coordinates 50.7661°, -1.2769°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
50.7661, -1.2769

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