Upnor Castle
Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the River Medway in Kent. It is in the village of Upnor, opposite and a short distance downriver from the Chatham Dockyard, at one time a key naval facility.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Artillery castle at Upnor”
- …is operated by English Heritage
- …dates from 1564
- Description: fort located on the River Medway in Kent
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover HMS Gannet and HMS Cavalier.
HMS Gannet
HMS Gannet is a Royal Navy Doterel-class screw sloop-of-war launched on 31 August 1878.
4,000 feet south of Upnor Castle
HMS Cavalier
HMS Cavalier is a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.
1 mile south of Upnor Castle
HMS Ocelot
Mark.murphy, Public domain.
HMS Ocelot is an Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine which was operated by the Royal Navy.
4,200 feet south of Upnor Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wainscott and Brompton.
Upnor Castle
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Latitude
51.40692° or 51° 24′ 25″ north
Longitude
0.52713° or 0° 31′ 38″ east
Open location code
9F32CG4G+QV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Upnor Castle” goes by many names.
قلعة آبنورArabic
Upnorreko gazteluaBasque
Upnor CastleCebuano
鴨諾城堡Chinese
Upnor CastleDanish
アプノア城Japanese
Замок АпнорRussian
Upnor CastleSwedish
அப்னர் கோட்டைTamil
Upnor KalesiTurkish
Apnor saroyiUzbek
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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