Deal Castle
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Deal Castle is a 16th-century coastal artillery fortress in Kent, England, built by Henry VIII as part of his chain of defenses against invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deal Castle canonical | 9 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Device Fort
ⓘ
artillery fortress ⓘ coastal fortification ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Henry VIII of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry VIII
|
| category |
Artillery fort in England
ⓘ
Tudor fort ⓘ |
| constructedAsPartOf |
King Henry VIII's Device programme
ⓘ
Tudor coastal defence chain ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1540 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1539 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | English Army ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Tudor military architecture ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveFeature |
gun ports
ⓘ
low profile to resist cannon fire ⓘ thick stone walls ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central circular keep
ⓘ
moat ⓘ outer curtain wall with six bastions ⓘ six inner bastions ⓘ |
| hasGunEmplacement | artillery platforms for heavy guns ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
Kentish ragstone
ⓘ
brick ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFortification |
Sandown Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
Sandown Castle (demolished)
Walmer Castle ⓘ |
| hasShape | rose-shaped plan ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
historic site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility |
audio guides
ⓘ
exhibition rooms ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deal, Kent
ⓘ
Kent ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Kent ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel coast ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | English Heritage ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sandown Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
Deal, Walmer and Sandown castle group
|
| purpose | defence against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
English Civil War
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deal Castle Description of subject: Deal Castle is a 16th-century coastal artillery fortress in Kent, England, built by Henry VIII as part of his chain of defenses against invasion.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.