Hurst Castle
Hurst Castle is an artillery fort established by Henry VIII on the Hurst Spit in Hampshire, 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.
Davepape, Public domain.- Castle
- Description: Device Fort in Hampshire, England
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Hurst Point Lighthouse and Hurst Spit.
Hurst Point Lighthouse
Hurst Point Lighthouse is located at Hurst Point…
590 feet north of Hurst Castle
Hurst Spit
Hurst Spit is a one-mile-long shingle bank near the…
3,800 feet northwest of Hurst Castle
Fort Albert
Fort Albert is a tower fort nestling under the cliffs…
1 mile southeast of Hurst Castle
Villages in the Area
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Totland
Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight.
1½ miles south of Hurst Castle
Hurst Castle
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Latitude
50.70643° or 50° 42′ 23″ north
Longitude
-1.55117° or 1° 33′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2WPC4X+HG
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Hurst Castle” goes by many names.
Hurst gazteluaBasque
Hurst CastleCebuano
赫尔斯特城堡Chinese
Hurst CastleDanish
Hurst CastleDutch
Hurstin linnaFinnish
Hurst CastleItalian
ハースト城Japanese
Zamek HurstPolish
Hurst CastleSwedish
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Hampshire: Highlights
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