Sandown Castle
Rovine · Regno Unito
- Abbandonato
- sconosciuto
- Fondato
- 1539
- Popolazione
- —
- Coordinate
- 51.238, 1.402
Perché è stato abbandonato
🏛️ Rovine antiche
Rilevato automaticamente dal testo: It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
Storia
Sandown Castle was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
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