Camber Castle
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Camber Castle is a 16th-century artillery fort on the south coast of England, built under Henry VIII to defend against seaborne invasion and now preserved as a historic ruin.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Device Fort
ⓘ
artillery fort ⓘ historic ruin ⓘ |
| access | by guided tour only ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tudor military architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnder | King Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Device Forts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tudor fort ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1544 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1539 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 17th century ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| garrisonDisbanded | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | no direct road access ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central circular tower
ⓘ
gun platforms ⓘ surrounding bastions ⓘ |
| hasManagement | conservation as historic monument ⓘ |
| hasShape | concentric design ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
Rother District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Rye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south coast of England ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearFeature |
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Camber anchorage ⓘ |
| nearTown |
Rye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winchelsea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriodOfUse |
16th century
ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
artillery platform
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tudor coastal defence system ⓘ |
| reachableBy | footpath ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
farmland
ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor | defence against seaborne invasion ⓘ |
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