Calshot Castle

Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, , England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire and defend as it met the Solent.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Calshot Castle: a 16th century artillery castle”
  • …stands 16 feet (5 metres) tall
  • Description: artillery fort on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Calshot Lifeboat Station and Fawley Power Station.
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Building
is located on Calshot Spit…
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was an oil-fired power station… is situated 1 mile west of Calshot Castle.
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Tower
Luttrell's Tower is a three-storey stuccoed yellow… is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Calshot Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calshot and Ashlett.
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Village
Hythe is a town in , a county in .
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Hamlet
is a small settlement in , .
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Hamlet
is a hamlet and former civil parish in the district, in south , England. is situated 2 miles northeast of Calshot Castle.

Calshot Castle

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Latitude
50.81987° or 50° 49′ 12″ north
Longitude
-1.30753° or 1° 18′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C2WRM9R+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10524564
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3294138
Wiki­data ID
Q5023957

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Calshot Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Calshot Castle”
  • Chinese: “卡索城堡”
  • Danish: “Calshot Castle”
  • Finnish: “Calshotin linna”
  • French: “Château de Calshot”
  • German: “Calshot Castle”
  • Japanese: “カルショット城”
  • Swedish: “Calshot Castle”
  • Turkish: “Calshot Kalesi”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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Hampshire: Highlights

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