Dorset
Purbeck District
Studland

Brownsea Castle

Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect in , England, from the threat of French attack.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Branksea Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brownsea Island and George Augustus Cavendish-Bentink Monument, 8M East Of Chancel Of Church Of St Mary.

Island
is the largest of the islands in , in the county of , England. The island is owned by the National Trust, with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. is situated 3,400 feet west of Brownsea Castle.

Memorial
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a memorial, which is situated 800 feet northwest of Brownsea Castle.

Church
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 3,800 feet east of Brownsea Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandbanks and Maryland.

Suburb
is an affluent of , , on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of .

Locality
is a deserted village on in , , England. It was named for the wife of its founder, Colonel William Petrie Waugh.

Suburb
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of in , England. It borders , , Lower Parkstone, and Whitecliff and has a shoreline within with views of and the .

Brownsea Castle

Latitude
50.68846° or 50° 41′ 18″ north
Longitude
-1.95812° or 1° 57′ 29″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Inception
1545—1547
Open location code
9C2WM2QR+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 122219687
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6286279
Wiki­data ID
Q18708353
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Satellite Map

Discover Brownsea Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Brownsea Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Brownsea Castle”
  • German: “Brownsea Castle”
  • Persian: “دژ براونسی”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Brownsea”
  • Russian: “Замок Браунси”
  • Swedish: “Brownsea Castle”
  • Uzbek: “Braunsi qal’asi”

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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 “Brownsea Castle”. Photo: reemul, CC BY 2.0.