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Yarmouth Castle is a coastal artillery fort built in the 1540s on the Isle of Wight during the reign of Henry VIII. It was constructed as part of the chain of defensive fortifications erected along the English coast to protect against French invasion during the latter part of the Tudor period. The castle is a compact, low-lying structure with distinctive angular bastions designed to accommodate cannon, reflecting the military innovations in fortification design of the sixteenth century. The fort remains substantially intact and survives as an important example of early modern military architecture, now in the care of the National Trust.
Yarmouth Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009391. View the official record →
Yarmouth Castle is a coastal artillery fort built in the 1540s on the Isle of Wight during the reign of Henry VIII. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009391.
Yarmouth Castle 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 1009391.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 830m SE of Shalcombe Manor: part of a round barrow cemetery on Pay Down (6.7 km), Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 830m north west of Longstone Cottage (6.8 km), Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage (7 km).
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