Walmer Castle
E80495
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.