Castles · South East England
West Cowes Castle
In or near Cowes.
West Cowes Castle — castle in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
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About
West Cowes Castle is a castle in south east. Established 1539. (Device fort in England.) Wikipedia notes: "Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery.". Coordinates 50.7665°, -1.3013°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 50.7665, -1.3013
- Established
- 1539
Sources
- wikidata: Q17555880 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cowes Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: West Cowes Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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