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Description: | Castle built in 1481 as a chain tower to protect the harbour. It replaced a 14th century enclosure castle of which only part of the ruined curtain wall remains. It was converted to an artillery castle in 1509-47 chiefly a tower with flanking gun platforms constructed in 1481. Further additional defences were also built see SX 85 SE 49 and 50. The castle is scheduled and listed grade I. The remains of the enclosure castle are also listed grade I. The site is also in guardianship. | Subjects: | Curtain Wall Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces Defence Telephone Box Communications Transport Religious Ritual And Funerary Chapel Artillery Castle Boom Tower | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | National Monuments Record | Identifier: | http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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