Hurst Castle

Hurst Castle is an artillery fort established by Henry VIII on the in , England, between 1541 and 1544. It formed part of the king's Device Forts coastal protection programme against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the western entrance to the Solent waterway.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Device Fort in Hampshire, England
  • Also known as: “château de Hurst”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hurst Point Lighthouse and Hurst Spit.

Lighthouse
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is located at … is situated 590 feet north of Hurst Castle.

Beach
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is a one-mile-long shingle bank near the… is situated 3,800 feet northwest of Hurst Castle.

Apartment building
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is a tower fort nestling under the cliffs… is situated 1 mile southeast of Hurst Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keyhaven and Colwell Bay.

Village
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is a hamlet on the south coast of England in the county of .

Village
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is a bay in the west of the .

Village
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is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. is situated 1½ miles south of Hurst Castle.

Hurst Castle

Latitude
50.70643° or 50° 42′ 23″ north
Longitude
-1.55117° or 1° 33′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2WPC4X+HG
Geo­Names ID
6286293
Wiki­data ID
Q628622
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Hurst Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Hurst gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Hurst Castle”
  • Chinese: “赫尔斯特城堡”
  • Danish: “Hurst Castle”
  • Dutch: “Hurst Castle”
  • Finnish: “Hurstin linna”
  • French: “Château de Hurst”
  • French: “Hurst Castle”
  • German: “Hurst Castle”
  • Italian: “Hurst Castle”
  • Japanese: “ハースト城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Hurst”
  • Swedish: “Hurst Castle”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sconce Point and Warden Point.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Warden Buoy and The Pink House.

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Worth a closer look: Southampton and Portsmouth.

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