Highcliffe Castle

Highcliffe Castle, situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe, Dorset, was built between 1831 and 1835 by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Romantic and Picturesque, Gothic Revival style near the site of High Cliff House, a Georgian Mansion designed for the 3rd Earl of Bute with the gardens laid out by Capability Brown. The design, by William Donthorne, a founder member of RIBA, incorporated large quantities of carved Medieval stonework salvaged from the ruined Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Jumieges and the Grand' Maison des Andelys, both situated in Normandy, France. A historic Grade I listed building, it is now owned by the Christchurch, Dorset Council.

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  Battle of Netley ⓘ
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  French invasion of the Isle of Wight ⓘ
  1545 battle between England and France during the Italian Wars

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  Skirmish at the Isle of Wight ⓘ
  1647 engagement of the English Civil War

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  Battle of Mudeford ⓘ
  1784 skirmish between smugglers and customs officers

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  Southampton Blitz ⓘ
  WWII aerial bombardment of British port city

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill ⓘ
  anti-aircraft battery in Arne, Dorset, England, UK

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  Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House ⓘ
  architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK

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  Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House ⓘ
  architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK

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  Lower Needles Point Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles ⓘ
  architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  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  

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  The Needles Batteries ⓘ
  historic military defence sites on Isle of Wight, England

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  Warden Point Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Cliff End Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Hatherwood Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Bouldnor Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Hampshire, UK

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  Fort Henry ⓘ
  bunker in Studland, Dorset, UK

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  Christchurch Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Highcliffe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Carisbrooke Castle ⓘ
  motte and bailey castle and museum on the Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Corfe Castle ⓘ
  fortification in Dorset, England, UK  

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  West Cowes Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Netley Castle ⓘ
  castle in Netley village on the border of Hampshire, England, UK

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  Brownsea Castle ⓘ
  grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom

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  Yarmouth Castle ⓘ
  English artillery fort  

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  Fort Victoria ⓘ
  fort in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Hurst Castle ⓘ
  Device Fort in Hampshire, England  

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  Fort Albert ⓘ
  tower fort on the Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Freshwater Redoubt ⓘ
  Palmerston fort in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Golden Hill Fort ⓘ
  1863-1872 defensible barracks building at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  The Wight Military And Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum on Isle of Wight, England

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  HMT Warwick Deeping ⓘ
  1934 naval trawler

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  HMS Assurance ⓘ
  1747 fifth-rate frigate

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  HMS Pomone ⓘ
  1805 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate

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1861 The Needles Batteries

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1862 Warden Point Battery

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1868 Cliff End Battery

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1869 Hatherwood Battery

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1937 Bouldnor Battery

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1100 Carisbrooke Castle

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1100 Corfe Castle

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1539 West Cowes Castle

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1542 Netley Castle

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1545 Brownsea Castle

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1547 Yarmouth Castle

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1541 Hurst Castle

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1856 Fort Albert

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1856 Freshwater Redoubt

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1863 Golden Hill Fort

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1747 HMS Assurance

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1805 HMS Pomone

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Violet Stuart Wortley 1899

Harry Gordon Selfridge circa 1910

CS p5.494 - High Cliffe, Hampshire - Morris's County Seats, 1880

Edward Stuart Wortley

Louisa Marchioness of Waterford 1861

The dining room Highcliffe Castle 1907

Drawing Room Highcliffe Castle 1907

Kaiser at Highcliffe Castle 1907 2

Hall and grand staircase Highcliffe Castle 1907

Highcliffe Castle 1907

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	508	Battle of Netley	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	French invasion of the Isle of Wight	Kingdom of England, invasion, Kingdom of France	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1647	Skirmish at the Isle of Wight	Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, skirmish	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1784	Battle of Mudeford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Southampton Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1694	J. Samuel White	shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, enterprise, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1913	Supermarine	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft industry	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1966	VT Group	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1866	John I. Thornycroft & Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	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	1868	Cliff End Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1869	Hatherwood Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1937	Bouldnor 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	Carisbrooke Castle	English Heritage, castle, independent museum, historic house museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Corfe Castle	castle ruin, archaeological site, National Trust	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	West Cowes Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1545	Brownsea Castle	John Lewis Partnership, fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Victoria	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1541	Hurst Castle	fort, English Heritage, military museum, Device Forts	Wikidata
site	fort	1856	Fort Albert	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1856	Freshwater Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort	fort, barracks	Wikidata
site	museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	history museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMT Warwick Deeping	naval trawler, shipwreck	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		Violet Stuart Wortley 1899		Commons
commons	image		Harry Gordon Selfridge circa 1910		Commons
commons	image		CS p5.494 - High Cliffe, Hampshire - Morris's County Seats, 1880		Commons
commons	image		Edward Stuart Wortley		Commons
commons	image		Louisa Marchioness of Waterford 1861		Commons
commons	image		The dining room Highcliffe Castle 1907		Commons
commons	image		Drawing Room Highcliffe Castle 1907		Commons
commons	image		Kaiser at Highcliffe Castle 1907 2		Commons
commons	image		Hall and grand staircase Highcliffe Castle 1907		Commons
commons	image		Highcliffe Castle 1907		Commons