Device Forts
E316158
Device Forts were a series of coastal artillery fortifications built by Henry VIII in the 16th century to defend England against potential seaborne invasions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Device Forts canonical | 2 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century fortification
ⓘ
Tudor fortification ⓘ coastal artillery fortification system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Henrician castles
ⓘ
King Henry VIII’s Device Forts ⓘ
surface form:
Henrician forts
King Henry VIII’s Device Forts ⓘ
surface form:
King Henry VIII’s Device forts
|
| architecturalFeature |
bastions for flanking fire
ⓘ
embrasures for artillery ⓘ gun platforms for heavy cannon ⓘ low thick walls designed to resist cannon fire ⓘ moats and earthworks at some sites ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | artillery fort ⓘ |
| authority |
Tudor dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Tudor monarchy
|
| builder | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| followedBy | later bastioned trace fortifications in England ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
local militia
ⓘ
royal artillery ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Tudor reformation foreign policy crisis
ⓘ
break with the Papacy ⓘ threat of invasion from France ⓘ threat of invasion from the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
several sites designated as Scheduled Monuments
ⓘ
several sites listed as Grade I or Grade II* buildings ⓘ |
| inception | 1539 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | continental artillery fortification design ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Statute of Proclamations 1539
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Device of 1539
|
| locatedAlong |
English Channel
ⓘ
Irish Sea coast ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Sea coast of England
North Sea coast ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea coast of England
|
| locatedOn | coast of England ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | English Army ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Calshot Castle
ⓘ
Camber Castle ⓘ Deal Castle ⓘ Hurst Castle ⓘ Netley ⓘ
surface form:
Netley Castle
Pendennis Castle ⓘ Portland Castle ⓘ Sandown Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Sandown Castle (Kent)
Sandsfoot Castle ⓘ Southsea Castle ⓘ St Andrews Castle ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrew’s Castle (Fife) – English-held Device-style fort in Scotland
St Mawes Castle ⓘ Walmer Castle ⓘ Calshot Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Yarmouth Castle
|
| partOf | Tudor coastal defence system ⓘ |
| patron | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| purpose |
artillery platform
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ defence against seaborne invasion ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Bristol Channel
ⓘ
Humber Estuary ⓘ Solent ⓘ Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| status | many surviving as heritage sites ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mounting heavy guns to command sea approaches
ⓘ
protecting anchorages and estuaries ⓘ protecting key harbours ⓘ protecting naval dockyards ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.