Dartmouth Castle

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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. This was intended to engage enemy ships with catapults and possibly early cannon, and incorporated the local chapel of Saint Petroc within its walls. At the end of the 15th century, the castle was expanded with an artillery tower and an iron chain which could be stretched across the harbour to a tower at Godmerock; this addition formed the oldest known purpose-built coast artillery fort in Britain. Further gun batteries were added during the French invasion scare of the 1540s.

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Dartmouth Artillery Castle
military museum, English Heritage, fort, castle, United Kingdom, Device Forts, United Kingdom, 


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  • Battle of Blackpool Sands ⓘ
    French raid in Devon, England
  • Battle of Bovey Heath ⓘ
    1646 English Civil War battle
  • Action of 18 June 1793 ⓘ
    1793 naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
  • Brixham Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery in Brixham, Torbay, England, UK
  • Gun Battery Approximately 10 Metres West Of The Battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK
  • Gun Battery Immediately North Of Round Top (Not Included) ⓘ
    architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK
  • Hardy's Head Battery At Sx 9440 5675 ⓘ
    architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK
  • Kingswear Torpedo Battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Kingswear, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
  • Ramparts, Revetments, North Battery Platform, North And South Musketry Walls Of Northern Fort ⓘ
    artillery battery in Brixham, Devon, England, UK
  • The Old Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK
  • World War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery Gardens ⓘ
    artillery battery in Brixham, Devon, England, UK
  • Brownstone Battery ⓘ
    coastal defence battery in Devon, UK
  • Bayard's Cove Fort ⓘ
    castle in Devon, England, UK  
  • Compton Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK  
  • Paradise Fort ⓘ
    former tower in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK
  • Salcombe Castle ⓘ
    ruined fortification near Salcombe
  • Totnes Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom  
  • Dartmouth Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth, United Kingdom  
  • Berry Pomeroy Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed English country house in South Hams, United Kingdom  
  • Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head Battery ⓘ
    fort in Brixham, Torbay, England, UK
  • HMS D1 ⓘ
    1909 D-class submarine
  • HMS Penylan ⓘ
    1942 Hunt-class destroyer
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Paul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art ProjectPaul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art Project
Mouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638Mouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638
William Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National TrustWilliam Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National Trust
Paul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art ProjectPaul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art Project
Dartmouth - Emanuel Jeffrey - 625/1997/6Dartmouth - Emanuel Jeffrey - 625/1997/6
William Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National TrustWilliam Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National Trust
Mouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638Mouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638
Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826)Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826)
Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826)Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826)
Plan of Dartmouth Castle, DevonPlan of Dartmouth Castle, Devon
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1404Battle of Blackpool SandsbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1646Battle of Bovey HeathbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1793Action of 18 June 1793France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battleWikidata
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objectwatercraftSM UB-60U-boat, Type UB III submarineWikidata
organisationfactory1858Philip and Sonshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
siteartillery batteryBrixham Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryGun Battery Approximately 10 Metres West Of The Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryGun Battery Immediately North Of Round Top (Not Included)artillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryHardy's Head Battery At Sx 9440 5675artillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryKingswear Torpedo Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryRamparts, Revetments, North Battery Platform, North And South Musketry Walls Of Northern Fortartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryThe Old Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryWorld War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery Gardensartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1940Brownstone Batteryartillery battery, National TrustWikidata
sitecastleBayard's Cove Fortfort, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastleCompton Castlefortified manor house, history museum, historic house museum, English country houseWikidata
sitecastleParadise Fortpeel tower, fortified towerWikidata
sitecastleSalcombe Castlefort, castleWikidata
sitecastleTotnes Castleindependent museum, English Heritage, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1388Dartmouth Castlemilitary museum, fort, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastle1496Berry Pomeroy Castleindependent museum, English country house, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitefortBerry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head BatteryfortWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS D1D-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
siteshipwreck1942HMS Penylanshipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyerWikidata
commonsimagePaul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art Project Commons
commonsimageMouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638 Commons
commonsimageWilliam Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National Trust Commons
commonsimagePaul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art Project Commons
commonsimageDartmouth - Emanuel Jeffrey - 625/1997/6 Commons
commonsimageWilliam Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National Trust Commons
commonsimageMouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638 Commons
commonsimageDartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826) Commons
commonsimageDartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826) Commons
commonsimagePlan of Dartmouth Castle, Devon Commons
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