Sandgate Castle

Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended a vulnerable point along the coast.
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Jamesedits, Public domain.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
  • …dates from 1539
  • Description: Grade I listed Device Fort in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Paul and Spade House.
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is situated 390 feet northeast of Sandgate Castle.
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, is a large mansion overlooking , near , in southeast England. is situated 920 feet northeast of Sandgate Castle.
Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 820 feet west of Sandgate Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandgate and Seabrook.
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is a village in the and …
is a coastal village in the civil parish…
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is a northern suburb of , in the…

Sandgate Castle

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Latitude
51.07353° or 51° 4′ 25″ north
Longitude
1.14886° or 1° 8′ 56″ east
Open location code
9F3334FX+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93648604
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6286388
Wiki­data ID
Q3028291

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Sandgate Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sandgate Castle”
  • Danish: “Sandgate Castle”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Sandgate”
  • Dutch: “Sandgate Castle”
  • German: “Sandgate Castle”
  • Swedish: “Sandgate Castle”
  • Turkish: “Sandgate Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Eversley Park and Golden Valley.

Nearby Places

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