Southsea Castle

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Southsea Castle is a 16th-century coastal artillery fort in Portsmouth, England, built by Henry VIII to defend the Solent and the naval base at Portsmouth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Device Fort
artillery fort
coastal fortification
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Tudor artillery fort
builtBy Henry VIII NERFINISHED
completionDate 1544
constructionStart 1544
contains artillery displays
military history exhibits
country United Kingdom
garrisonedUntil 19th century
hasAmenity café
gift shop
hasFeature angular bastions
central keep
curtain walls
dry moat
gun platforms
hasMuseum yes
hasViewOf Isle of Wight NERFINISHED
Portsmouth Harbour entrance NERFINISHED
heritageStatus Grade I listed building
Scheduled Monument
locatedOn Southsea seafront NERFINISHED
location England
Hampshire NERFINISHED
Portsmouth NERFINISHED
material brick
stone
modernUse event venue
heritage attraction
near Portsmouth Harbour NERFINISHED
Southsea Common NERFINISHED
openToPublic true
overlooks Spithead NERFINISHED
The Solent NERFINISHED
owner Portsmouth City Council NERFINISHED
partOf King Henry VIII's Device programme of coastal defences NERFINISHED
purpose defence of Portsmouth naval base
defence of the Solent
region South East England
usedFor coastal artillery
usedInConflict English Civil War NERFINISHED
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War

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Portsea Island hasLandmark Southsea Castle
Device Forts notableWork Southsea Castle