The twin blockhouses at East and West Cowes were built in 1539 to guard the Medina estuary, the principal anchorage of the Isle of Wight. They were part of the wider Solent defence network and ensured that the island main harbour could not be seized by enemy forces as a forward base for operations against the English mainland.
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Small garrison of gunners; artillery covering the Medina channel
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