Hurst Castle
E323592
Hurst Castle is a coastal artillery fortress on the Solent in Hampshire, England, built by Henry VIII as part of his chain of coastal defenses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurst Castle canonical | 7 |
| Hurst Castle (across the Solent) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Device Fort
ⓘ
artillery fortress ⓘ coastal fortification ⓘ |
| armedWith |
20th-century coastal artillery
ⓘ
Tudor muzzle-loading artillery ⓘ Victorian heavy rifled guns ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Henry VIII of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry VIII
|
| constructionEnd | 1544 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1541 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| faces | Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
ferry from Keyhaven
ⓘ
shingle spit footpath from Milford on Sea ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
central stone keep ⓘ curtain wall ⓘ east wing battery ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ west wing battery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Keyhaven
ⓘ
Milford on Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Solent ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableEvent | imprisonment of Charles I in 1648 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Needles Channel
ⓘ
surface form:
Needles Passage
|
| ownedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| partOf | King Henry VIII’s Device Forts ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
defence of the western entrance to the Solent
ⓘ
protection of approaches to Portsmouth ⓘ protection of approaches to Southampton ⓘ |
| sufferedDamage |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
partial collapse of east wing in 2021 ⓘ |
| undergoing | coastal defence and conservation works ⓘ |
| underwentMajorAlteration |
Napoleonic-era expansion in the early 19th century
ⓘ
Tudor artillery upgrades in the 16th century ⓘ Victorian gun battery extensions in the 19th century ⓘ World War II defensive modifications ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
English Civil War
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hurst Castle (across the Solent)