Devon
South Hams District
Kingswear

Kingswear Castle

Kingswear Castle 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dartmouth Castle and Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth.

Castle
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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 . is situated 1,400 feet west of Kingswear Castle.

Church
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is situated 1,500 feet west of Kingswear 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 railway station and the Dartmouth Lower Ferry and overlooks the . is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Kingswear Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dartmouth and Churston Ferrers.

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is a town in the region of . A historic port location, 's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.

Village
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is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of , , England, situated between the south coast towns of and . is situated 3½ miles north of Kingswear Castle.

Village
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is a semi-rural village in , in the ceremonial county of , England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of , though some areas historically considered parts of , such as and Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. is situated 3½ miles north of Kingswear Castle.

Kingswear Castle

Latitude
50.34204° or 50° 20′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.55987° or 3° 33′ 36″ west
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
Open location code
9C2R8CRR+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 527341425
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­holiday_home
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6285888
Wiki­data ID
Q2969487
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kingswear Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kingswear Castle”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Kingswear”
  • Danish: “Kingswear Castle”
  • French: “château de Kingswear”
  • French: “Château de Kingswear”
  • German: “Kingswear Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Kingswear”
  • Italian: “Kingswear Castle”
  • Swedish: “Kingswear Castle”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kingswear Castle”. Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.