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Kingswear Castle

In or near Dartmouth.

Kingswear Castle — Grade I listed castle in South Hams, United Kingdom.

Kingswear Castle

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Kingswear Castle is a castle in south west. Established 1491. (Grade I listed castle in South Hams, UK.) Wikipedia notes: "Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain.". Coordinates 50.3421°, -3.5598°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
50.3421, -3.5598
Established
1491

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