Cowes Castle
Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery.
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- Description: castle in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
- Address: The Parade, Cowes, PO31 7QT
- Email: mail@rys.org.uk
- Also known as“Cowes Castle - Royal Yacht Squadron”“RYS”“West Cowes Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Northwood House.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
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Holy Trinity Church, Cowes is a parish church in the… Holy Trinity Church is situated 340 feet southwest of Cowes Castle.
Northwood House
Manor estate
Northwood House is a country manor house in Cowes on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Northwood House is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Cowes Castle.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes
Church
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes is a Church of England parish church in Cowes, Isle of Wight. St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes is situated 1,300 feet south of Cowes Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Egypt Point and East Cowes.
Gurnard
Village
Gurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes.
Cowes Castle
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Latitude
50.76652° or 50° 45′ 60″ north
Longitude
-1.30113° or 1° 18′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2WQM8X+JG
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Turkish—“Cowes Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “West Cowes Castle”
- French: “Château de Cowes”
- German: “Cowes Castle”
- German: “West Cowes Castle”
- Turkish: “West Cowes Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include RYS Private Harbour and Royal Ocean Racing Club.
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