Portchester Castle
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Portchester Castle is a remarkably well-preserved medieval fortress in Hampshire, England, built within the walls of a former Roman fort and overlooking Portsmouth Harbour.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portchester Castle keep | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified place
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| administeredBy | English Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOn | site of Roman Saxon Shore fort ⓘ |
| builtWithin |
Portus Adurni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Roman fort ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Hampshire
ⓘ
English Heritage sites in Hampshire ⓘ Grade I listed castles in England ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Hampshire ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| function |
coastal defence
ⓘ
harbour defence ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
St Mary’s Church, Portchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner bailey ⓘ keep ⓘ outer bailey ⓘ |
| hasView | Portsmouth Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern shore of Portsmouth Harbour ⓘ |
| location | Portchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Fareham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
well-preserved Roman walls
ⓘ
well-preserved medieval fortifications ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Portsmouth Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Roman fort walls ⓘ |
| usedAs |
defensive fortress
ⓘ
prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ Tudor period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Portchester Roman fort
this entity surface form:
Portchester Castle keep