Walmer Castle

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Walmer Castle is a historic coastal artillery fortress in Kent, England, that later became a prominent official residence and stately home.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade I listed building
artillery fortress
historic house
scheduled monument
stately home
architecturalStyle Tudor artillery fort
associatedWith Deal Castle
Sandown Castle
builtBy Henry VIII of England
surface form: "Henry VIII"
builtFor defence against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire
constructionEnd 1540
constructionStart 1539
contains Duke of Wellington’s death room
historic furnishings
country England
designation Grade I listed building
scheduled monument
era Tudor period
hasFeature central circular keep
four semi-circular bastions
gun platforms
moat
hasGarden Queen Mother’s Garden
formal gardens
kitchen garden
woodland walk
hasShape cloverleaf plan
laterUse official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
stately home
locatedIn England
Kent
United Kingdom
location Walmer
managedBy English Heritage
near Deal
Dover
notableResident Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
surface form: "Duke of Wellington"

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
surface form: "Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother"

William Pitt the Younger
openToPublic true
overlooks English Channel
ownedBy English Heritage
partOf Device Forts
Kent coast defensive line
region South East England
usedAs coastal artillery fort
residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deal hasFeature Walmer Castle
Deal, Kent hasLandmark Walmer Castle
Warden of the Cinque Ports residence Walmer Castle
Warden of the Cinque Ports seat Walmer Castle

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