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Kingswear Castle

Castle

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Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. Kingswear Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Coastwatch Lookout Station.

Dartmouth Castle

Castle

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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. Dartmouth Castle is situated 1 mile west of Coastwatch Lookout Station.

Kingswear Daymark

Tower

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Kingswear Daymark is a 24 m octagonal limestone day beacon built in 1864, in an arable field above Froward Point near the town of Kingswear, Devon, England. Kingswear Daymark is situated 2,000 feet north of Coastwatch Lookout Station.

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Dartmouth

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Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.

Churston Ferrers

Village

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Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 4 miles north of Coastwatch Lookout Station.

Galmpton

Village

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Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 4 miles north of Coastwatch Lookout Station.

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