Salcombe Castle

Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located on a rocky outcrop which is easily reached on foot at low tide. It is a Grade II listed building and ancient monument.

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Fort Charles; Salcombe Castle (remains)
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• Grade I listed building page^@
• British Listed Buildings page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• British Listed Buildings page^@
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Location: 50.229, -3.7767, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Blackpool Sands ⓘ
  French raid in Devon, England

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  Action of 18 June 1793 ⓘ
  1793 naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars

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  Brixham Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Brixham, Torbay, England, UK

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  Frobisher Battery ⓘ
  former gun battery in Devon, UK

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  Gun Battery Approximately 10 Metres West Of The Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK

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  Gun Battery Immediately North Of Round Top (Not Included) ⓘ
  architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK

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  Hardy's Head Battery At Sx 9440 5675 ⓘ
  architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK

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  Kingswear Torpedo Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Kingswear, South Hams, Devon, England, UK

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  Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Lord Howard's Battery ⓘ
  former gun battery in Devon, UK

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  Ramparts, Revetments, North Battery Platform, North And South Musketry Walls Of Northern Fort ⓘ
  artillery battery in Brixham, Devon, England, UK

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  Remains of Frederick's Battery on Plymouth Hoe ⓘ
  artillery battery in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Renney Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Wembury, South Hams, Devon, England, UK

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  Staddon Heights Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Wembury, South Hams, Devon, England, UK

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  The Old Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Wilkinson's Battery ⓘ
  fortification in Plymouth, UK

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  World War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery Gardens ⓘ
  artillery battery in Brixham, Devon, England, UK

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Wembury, South Hams, England, UK

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  Laira Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Watch House Battery ⓘ
  former gun battery in Devon, UK

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  Brownhill Battery ⓘ
  former gun battery in Devon, UK

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  Lentney Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Wembury, South Hams, Devon, England, UK

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  Brownstone Battery ⓘ
  coastal defence battery in Devon, UK

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  Plymouth Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Devon, UK

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  Bayard's Cove Fort ⓘ
  castle in Devon, England, UK  

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  Compton Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK  

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  Paradise Fort ⓘ
  former tower in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Salcombe Castle ⓘ
  ruined fortification near Salcombe

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  Totnes Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom  

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  Dartmouth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth, United Kingdom  

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  Berry Pomeroy Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in South Hams, United Kingdom  

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  Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head Battery ⓘ
  fort in Brixham, Torbay, England, UK

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  Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court ⓘ
  fort in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Fort Bovisand ⓘ
  coastal fort in Devon, England, UK

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  Fort Stamford ⓘ
  fort in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Staddon Fort ⓘ
  fort in Plymouth, Devon, UK

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  Efford Fort ⓘ
  fort in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Fort Austin ⓘ
  fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Plymouth Breakwater Fort ⓘ
  fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  HMS D1 ⓘ
  1909 D-class submarine

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  HMS M1 ⓘ
  1917 M-class submarine

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  HMS Penylan ⓘ
  1942 Hunt-class destroyer

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1404 Battle of Blackpool Sands

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1793 Action of 18 June 1793

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1863 Laira Battery

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1864 Watch House Battery

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1869 Brownhill Battery

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1905 Lentney Battery

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1940 Brownstone Battery

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1388 Dartmouth Castle

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1496 Berry Pomeroy Castle

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1861 Fort Bovisand

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1861 Fort Stamford

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1861 Staddon Fort

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1863 Efford Fort

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1863 Fort Austin

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1865 Plymouth Breakwater Fort

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1917 HMS M1

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1942 HMS Penylan

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Salcombe Castle

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SalcombeCastleFromNorthSands

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Millbay beach looking SW to the castle at Salcombe. - geograph.org.uk - 419900

Millbay beach looking SW to the castle at Salcombe. - geograph.org.uk - 419900

North Sands, Salcombe-528507641

North Sands, Salcombe-528507641

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1404	Battle of Blackpool Sands	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Action of 18 June 1793	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building 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 park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-60	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-1063	U-boat, Type VII C/41 submarine	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1858	Philip and Son	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Brixham Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Frobisher Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Gun Battery Approximately 10 Metres West Of The Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Gun Battery Immediately North Of Round Top (Not Included)	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Hardy's Head Battery At Sx 9440 5675	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Kingswear Torpedo Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Lord Howard's Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Ramparts, Revetments, North Battery Platform, North And South Musketry Walls Of Northern Fort	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Remains of Frederick's Battery on Plymouth Hoe	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Renney Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Staddon Heights Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		The Old Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Wilkinson's Battery	artillery battery, blockhouse	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery Gardens	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Laira Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1864	Watch House Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1869	Brownhill Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1905	Lentney Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1940	Brownstone Battery	artillery battery, National Trust	Wikidata
site	bunker		Plymouth Emergency Centre	Devon County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	castle		Bayard's Cove Fort	fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Compton Castle	fortified manor house, history museum, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Paradise Fort	peel tower, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	castle		Salcombe Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Totnes Castle	independent museum, English Heritage, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1388	Dartmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1496	Berry Pomeroy Castle	independent museum, English country house, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head Battery	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Bovisand	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Stamford	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Staddon Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Efford Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort Austin	military road, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1865	Plymouth Breakwater Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS D1	D-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS M1	M-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1942	HMS Penylan	shipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Salcombe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Salcombe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Salcombe Castle		Commons
commons	image		SalcombeCastleFromNorthSands		Commons
commons	image		SalcombeCastleFromNorthSands		Commons
commons	image		Millbay beach looking SW to the castle at Salcombe. - geograph.org.uk - 419900		Commons
commons	image		Millbay beach looking SW to the castle at Salcombe. - geograph.org.uk - 419900		Commons
commons	image		North Sands, Salcombe-528507641		Commons
commons	image		North Sands, Salcombe-528507641		Commons
commons	image		Salcombecastle2		Commons