Scheduled Monuments›England›Artillery castle at Walmer

Artillery castle at Walmer

England

List entry 1013381

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1013381

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.62 hectares

Grid reference

TR 37762 50097

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Artillery Castle at Walmer is a coastal fortification built by Henry VIII in the 1540s as part of his programme of defensive works against French invasion. The castle follows the distinctive Device Fort design, characterised by a central circular tower surrounded by lower bastioned defences, which proved effective for mounting artillery while withstanding cannon fire. Constructed of ragstone and brick, the fort exemplifies Tudor military engineering adapted specifically for coastal defence. Though substantially altered and damaged during subsequent centuries, particularly during the English Civil War, the castle remains an important surviving example of sixteenth-century artillery fortification in Kent.

Artillery castle at Walmer is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013381. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Artillery castle at Walmer?

Artillery Castle at Walmer is a coastal fortification built by Henry VIII in the 1540s as part of his programme of defensive works against French invasion. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013381.

Who is responsible for protecting Artillery castle at Walmer?

Artillery castle at Walmer is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013381.

What other scheduled monuments are near Artillery castle at Walmer?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Free Down, 550m south of Hill Farm (3.3 km), St Nicholas' Church, Oxney (4 km), Premonstratensian monastery and associated fishponds at West Langdon (6 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Artillery castle at Walmer

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Artillery castle at Walmer's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview

An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.

Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

Spotlight

A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.

Target Zones

For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.

Timeline

The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.

First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Artillery castle at Walmer report

Or see a real report first

Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two bowl barrows on Free Down, 550m south of Hill Farm

3.3 km

St Nicholas' Church, Oxney

4 km

Premonstratensian monastery and associated fishponds at West Langdon

6 km

A pair of acoustic mirrors at Fan Bay

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Artillery castle at Walmer

Artillery castle at Walmer stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Artillery castle at Walmer

CanterburyRoman town · ~15 miles

Domesday entry for Deal, Kent →

All Scheduled Monuments