The Shrape Breakwater

Places of Interest Nearby

Sir Max Aitken Museum

Museum

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Sir Max Aitken Museum is situated 1,800 feet west of The Shrape Breakwater.

Cowes Library

Library

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Cowes Library is situated 2,300 feet southwest of The Shrape Breakwater.

Cowes Castle

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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. Cowes Castle is situated 2,700 feet west of The Shrape Breakwater.

Places in the Area

East Cowes

Town

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East Cowes is a town and civil parish in the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina, next to its west bank neighbour Cowes. It has a population of 8,428 according to the 2021 Census.

Cowes

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Cowes is a town on the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is a lovely beach and a wonderful place to visit if you are on holiday to the Isle of Wight.

Egypt Point

Locality

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Egypt Point is the northernmost point of the island county of the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and was one of Queen Victoria's favoured places during her time on the island.

The Shrape Breakwater

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