Hull Castle
Hull Castle was an artillery fort in Kingston upon Hull in England. Together with two supporting blockhouses, it defended the eastern side of the River Hull, and was constructed by King Henry VIII to protect against attack from France as part of his Device programme in 1542.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hull and East Riding Museum and The Deep.
Hull and East Riding Museum
Museum
Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology is located in the Museums Quarter of the Old Town in Kingston upon Hull, England. It dates back to 1925 as the Museum of Commerce and Industry in a former Customs House but acquired its present name in 1989 with a major refurbishment and new entrance, with the transport section moving to a separate museum. Hull and East Riding Museum is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Hull Castle.
The Deep
Public aquarium
Photo: Hullian111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Deep is a public aquarium situated at Sammy's Point, at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in Kingston upon Hull, England. It opened in March 2002. The Deep is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Hull Castle.
Streetlife Museum of Transport
Museum
Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Streetlife Museum of Transport is a transport museum located in Kingston upon Hull, England. The roots of the collection date back to the early 20th century, however the purpose-built museum the collection is housed in was opened in 1989 by the then Hull East MP, John Prescott. Streetlife Museum of Transport is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Hull Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drypool and Summergangs.
Drypool
Suburb
Drypool is an area within the city of Kingston upon Hull, in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Historically, Drypool was a village, manor, and later a parish on the east bank of the River Hull near the confluence of the Humber Estuary and River Hull; it is now part of the greater urban area of Kingston upon Hull, and gives its name to a local government ward.
Summergangs
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Summergangs is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, near the A165 road, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The area contains the model village development known as The Garden Village and East Park.
Wilmington
Neighborhood
Wilmington is an industrial area east of the River Hull in Kingston upon Hull, England.
Hull Castle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former artillery fort in Kingston upon Hull in England
- Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.74138° or 53° 44′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.3259° or 0° 19′ 33″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C5XPMRF+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1064539611OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hull Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hull Castle”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة هال”
- German: “Hull Castle”
- Swedish: “Hull Castle”
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