Dartmouth Castle

Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect in , England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Dartmouth Artillery Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kingswear Castle and Kingswear railway station.

Castle
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is an artillery fort, built to protect in , England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. is situated 1,400 feet east of Dartmouth Castle.

Railway station
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is the terminus of the Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in , England. It is situated in the centre of , on the shores of the opposite . is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Dartmouth Castle.

Church
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The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is situated in the village of in the English county of , it stands in a slightly elevated position at the junction of Higher Street and Church Hill close to the and the Dartmouth Lower Ferry and overlooks the . is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Dartmouth Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Townstal and Blackpool.

Neighborhood
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is an historic manor and parish on elevated ground now forming part of the western suburbs of the town of , in the South Hams district, in the county of , England.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Dartmouth Castle.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the parish of in the South Hams district of , England, about 1 mile west of Stoke Fleming. House was the seat of the Netherton family from about 1750. is situated 2½ miles west of Dartmouth Castle.

Dartmouth Castle

Latitude
50.3418° or 50° 20′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.56572° or 3° 33′ 57″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
9C2R8CRM+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 293598135
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6285886
Wiki­data ID
Q675259
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Dartmouth Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dartmouth Artillery Castle”
  • Cebuano: “Dartmouth Castle”
  • Chinese: “達特茅夫城堡”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Dartmouth”
  • Danish: “Dartmouth Castle”
  • Dutch: “Dartmouth Castle”
  • French: “château de Dartmouth”
  • French: “Château de Dartmouth”
  • German: “Dartmouth Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת דארטמות‘”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Dartmouth”
  • Italian: “Castello di Dartmouth”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Dartmouth”
  • Swedish: “Dartmouth Artillery Castle”
  • Swedish: “Dartmouth Castle”
  • Turkish: “Dartmouth Kalesi”

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