Southsea Castle
E535688
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.
Statements (46)
| 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
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.