Castles · South East England

Yarmouth Castle

Yarmouth Castle — English artillery fort.

Yarmouth Castle is a castle in south east. Established 1547. (English artillery fort.) Wikipedia notes: "Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet (30 m) across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men.". Coordinates 50.7066°, -1.5001°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates: 50.7066, -1.5001
Established: 1547
Official site: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q8049393 (CC0)
wikipedia: Yarmouth Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Yarmouth Castle.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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