Brownsea Castle
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Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack. Located on Brownsea Island, it comprised a stone blockhouse with a hexagonal gun platform. It was garrisoned by the local town with six soldiers and armed with eight artillery pieces. The castle remained in use after the original invasion scare had passed and was occupied by Parliament during the English Civil War of the 1640s. By the end of the century, however, it had fallen into disuse.
1545
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- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- Grade II listed building page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- Historic England research records page@
- Grade I listed building page@
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- Cultural Inventory page@
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Location: 50.6883, -1.9583, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Mudeford ⓘ
1784 skirmish between smugglers and customs officers -
Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill ⓘ
anti-aircraft battery in Arne, Dorset, England, UK -
Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House ⓘ
architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK -
Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House ⓘ
architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK -
Lower Needles Point Battery ⓘ
architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK -
New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles ⓘ
architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK -
New Needles Battery ⓘ
architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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Old Needles Battery ⓘ
architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK -
The Needles Batteries ⓘ
historic military defence sites on Isle of Wight, England -
Warden Point Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK -
Hatherwood Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK -
Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in Hampshire, UK -
Fort Henry ⓘ
bunker in Studland, Dorset, UK -
Christchurch Castle ⓘ
castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK -
Highcliffe Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK -
Corfe Castle ⓘ
fortification in Dorset, England, UK -
Brownsea Castle ⓘ
grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom -
Upton Fort ⓘ
fort in Osmington, Dorset, England, UK -
Hurst Castle ⓘ
Device Fort in Hampshire, England -
The Tank Museum ⓘ
military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom -
Royal Signals Museum ⓘ
regimental museum in Tarrant Monkton, Dorset, United Kingdom -
HMS A3 ⓘ
1903 A-class submarine -
HMS Safari ⓘ
1941 S-class submarine -
HMT Arfon ⓘ
1908 naval trawler -
HMS Assurance ⓘ
1747 fifth-rate frigate -
HMS Pomone ⓘ
1805 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate
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Neale(1818) p1.238 - Brownsea Castle, Dorsetshire (general view)
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A yacht in Brownsea RoadA yacht in Brownsea Road| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1784 | Battle of Mudeford | battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Art UK website page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Lower Needles Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles | test facility, artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | New Needles Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Old Needles Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1861 | The Needles Batteries | artillery battery, military museum, National Trust | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1862 | Warden Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1869 | Hatherwood Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control | Hampshire County Council, civil defense center, Bournemouth Borough Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Fort Henry | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Christchurch Castle | English Heritage, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Highcliffe Castle | historic house museum, English country house, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1100 | Corfe Castle | castle ruin, archaeological site, National Trust | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1545 | Brownsea Castle | John Lewis Partnership, fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Upton Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1541 | Hurst Castle | fort, English Heritage, military museum, Device Forts | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1947 | The Tank Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1967 | Royal Signals Museum | independent museum, regimental museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS A3 | A-class submarine, sunken vessel, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Safari | sunken vessel, submarine, S-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMT Arfon | naval trawler, shipwreck, fishing trawler | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1747 | HMS Assurance | fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1805 | HMS Pomone | Leda-class fifth-rate frigate, fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Neale(1818) p1.236 - Brownsea Castle, Dorsetshire | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Neale(1818) p1.238 - Brownsea Castle, Dorsetshire (general view) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BrownSeaIsland | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Neale(1818) p1.236 - Brownsea Castle, Dorsetshire - trimmed | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Neale(1818) p1.238 - Brownsea Castle, Dorsetshire (general view) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Neale(1818) p1.236 - Brownsea Castle, Dorsetshire | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BrownSeaIsland | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Neale(1818) p1.236 - Brownsea Castle, Dorsetshire - trimmed | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A yacht in Brownsea Road | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A yacht in Brownsea Road | Commons | ||
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