Portchester Castle at the head of Portsmouth Harbour was maintained as a Parliamentary garrison and watching post in 1644-45, monitoring movement in the harbour and providing a base for Parliamentary operations in north Hampshire. The great Roman Saxon Shore fort provided a ready-made defensible position commanding the harbour approaches.
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