Sandsfoot Castle (nearby)
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Sandsfoot Castle (nearby) is a 16th-century coastal artillery fort overlooking Portland Harbour in Dorset, England, now a historic ruin and popular visitor attraction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandsfoot Castle (nearby) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery fort
ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ historic ruin ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| builtBy | King Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defence against French invasion
ⓘ
defence against Spanish invasion ⓘ defence of Portland Harbour ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Dorset
ⓘ
Device Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruined castles in England ⓘ |
| condition | partially ruined ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
Anglo-Spanish rivalry
ⓘ
Tudor–French wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1539 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType | stone fort ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artillery positions
ⓘ
curtain wall ⓘ gun platforms ⓘ sea-facing bastion ⓘ |
| hasGarden | Sandsfoot Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Chesil Beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| laterUsedAs | quarry for building stone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south coast of England ⓘ |
| materialUsed | Portland stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Isle of Portland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rodwell Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Weymouth Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Weymouth and Portland Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Portland Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Crown Estate (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Device Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| subjectOf | conservation works ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
artillery battery
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ |
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