Sandgate Castle
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Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended a vulnerable point along the coast. It comprised a central stone keep, with three towers and a gatehouse. It could hold four tiers of artillery, and was fitted with a total of 142 firing points for cannon and handguns.
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Device Forts, 
- Grade II* listed building page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- Historic England research records page@
- Grade II* listed building page@
- Cultural Inventory page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Grade I listed building page@
- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- British Listed Buildings page@
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Caesar's invasions of Britain ⓘ
military campaigns in 55 and 54 BCE -
Battle of Watling Street ⓘ
battle that took place in Roman-occupied Britain in AD 60 or 61 -
Battle of Sandwich (851) ⓘ
first recorded naval battle in English history -
Siege of Canterbury ⓘ
viking raid in September 1011 -
Siege of Dover Castle ⓘ
1216 siege of Dover Castle during First Baron's War -
Battle of Dover ⓘ
1217 battle in the Straits of Dover -
Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ
battle in 1217 -
Battle of Sandwich (1460) ⓘ
battle in 1460 -
Battle of the Narrow Seas ⓘ
naval engagement that took place on the 3–4 October 1602 during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 and part of the Dutch Revolt -
Battle of the Downs ⓘ
1639 naval battle -
Battle of Dungeness ⓘ
1652 first Anglo-Dutch War naval battle -
Action of 10 August 1695 ⓘ
1695 naval battle -
Second Battle of Dover Strait ⓘ
1917 naval battle of the First World War -
Action of 15 February 1918 ⓘ
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Action of 13 May 1942 ⓘ
naval engagement during World War II -
Admiralty Pier Turret ⓘ
architectural structure in Dover, Dover, England, UK -
Langdon Battery ⓘ
examination battery in Dover, Kent, UK -
Wanstone Battery ⓘ
WWII artillery battery in Dover, UK -
Fan Bay Deep Shelter ⓘ
bunker in Dover, UK
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Hougham Battery ⓘ
artillery battery SW of Dover, UK -
Lydden Spout Battery ⓘ
artillery battery SW of Dover, UK -
Capel Battery ⓘ
8-inch WWII gun battery between Dover and Folkestone, Kent -
Winchelsea Caves ⓘ
chalk quarry in Dover, Kent -
Chilham Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Chilham, Kent, England, UK -
Saltwood Castle ⓘ
castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK -
Canterbury Castle ⓘ
grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom -
Dover Castle ⓘ
medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK -
Deal Castle ⓘ
16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK -
Sandgate Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed Device Fort in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
Sandown Castle ⓘ
former artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, England, UK -
Walmer Castle ⓘ
castle in Kent, England, UK -
Dymchurch Redoubt ⓘ
fortification in Kent, England, UK -
Lade Fort ⓘ
fort in Lydd, Folkestone and Hythe, England, UK -
Shorncliffe Redoubt ⓘ
British Napoleonic earthwork fort in Cheriton, Kent, England, UK -
Archcliffe Fort ⓘ
fort in Dover, Kent, England, UK -
Dover Western Heights ⓘ
fortification complex in Kent, UK -
Fort Burgoyne ⓘ
fort in Guston, Dover, England, UK -
Dymchurch Martello Tower ⓘ
Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK -
West Gate Towers Museum ⓘ
museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom -
Kent Battle of Britain Museum ⓘ
aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent -
HMS B2 ⓘ
1905 B-class submarine -
HMS Brazen ⓘ
1930 B-class destroyer -
SM U-8 ⓘ
1911 Type U 5 submarine -
SMS Grosser Kurfürst ⓘ
1875 Preussen-class ironclad -
U-12 ⓘ
1935 Type IIB submarine -
Unterseeboot UA ⓘ
1914 A-class submarine -
HMS Niger ⓘ
1892 Alarm-class torpedo gunboat -
HMS Blackwater ⓘ
1903 River-class destroyer -
HMS Glatton ⓘ
1914 Gorgon-class monitor -
HMS Codrington ⓘ
1929 A-class destroyer -
Colton's Gate ⓘ
part of Dover Castle -
Kenardington ⓘ
earthworks, possibly site of castle in Kenardington, Kent, England, UK -
Shell Keep, Newington ⓘ
possible site of a shell keep in Newington, near Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 1 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 10 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 11 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 12 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 13 ⓘ
martello tower converted into a home -
Martello Tower No. 14 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 16 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 17 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 18 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 19 ⓘ
ruined Martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 2 ⓘ
Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 20 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 21 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 22 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 23 ⓘ
Martello Tower converted to house -
Martello Tower No. 25 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 26 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 27 ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower No. 3 ⓘ
Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 4 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 5 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 6 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 7 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 8 ⓘ
Martello Tower converted to house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 9 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK -
Martello Tower No. 15 ⓘ
Martello Tower in Hythe, Kent, England, UK
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Sandgate Castle - Entrance door
Sandgate Castle - Keep from north- Sandgate Castle - article published in 1895, online
- Archaeological Investigations at Sandgate Castle, Kent, 1976-9 - scholarly article by Edward Harris published in January 1980
- The Castles of Sandown and Sandgate - article published in 1884
- Sandgate Castle, A.D. 1539-40 - scientific article, 1893, online
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 450 | Kingdom of Kent | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 55 | Caesar's invasions of Britain | battle, Celtic Britons, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 60 | Battle of Watling Street | battle, Boudica, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Iceni, Ancient Rome, Trinovantes | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 851 | Battle of Sandwich (851) | Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1011 | Siege of Canterbury | Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1216 | Siege of Dover Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Dover | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Sandwich (1217) | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1460 | Battle of Sandwich (1460) | House of Lancaster, House of York, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1602 | Battle of the Narrow Seas | Spain, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1639 | Battle of the Downs | Dutch Republic, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1652 | Battle of Dungeness | Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1695 | Action of 10 August 1695 | Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Second Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Action of 15 February 1918 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Action of 13 May 1942 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building 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 park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | SM U-11 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-48 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-38 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-55 | U-boat, Type UB III submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-56 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-58 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-16 | Type IIB submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1916 | SM UB-33 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Admiralty Pier Turret | battery tower, artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1898 | Langdon Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1940 | Wanstone Battery | artillery battery, British Army | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Fan Bay Deep Shelter | bunker, artillery battery, National Trust | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Hougham Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Lydden Spout Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1942 | Capel Battery | artillery battery, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Winchelsea Caves | underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Chilham Castle | curtain wall, keep, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1100 | Saltwood Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1135 | Canterbury Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1179 | Dover Castle | history museum, fort, archaeological site, English Heritage, bunker, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Deal Castle | military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Sandgate Castle | fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Sandown Castle | fort, ruins, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Walmer Castle | history museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Dymchurch Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Lade Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Shorncliffe Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1370 | Archcliffe Fort | historical military facility, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1779 | Dover Western Heights | fort, English Heritage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Burgoyne | The Land Trust, fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1805 | Dymchurch Martello Tower | military museum, English Heritage, Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1906 | West Gate Towers Museum | military museum, garden | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1971 | Kent Battle of Britain Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS B2 | B-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Brazen | shipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SM U-8 | shipwreck, Type U 5 submarine, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SMS Grosser Kurfürst | ironclad warship, Preussen-class ironclad, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | U-12 | shipwreck, U-boat, Type IIB submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | Unterseeboot UA | shipwreck, submarine, A-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1892 | HMS Niger | Alarm-class torpedo gunboat, torpedo gunboat, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1903 | HMS Blackwater | shipwreck, River-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1914 | HMS Glatton | shipwreck, monitor, Gorgon-class monitor, Bjørgvin-class coastal defence ship | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1930 | HMS Codrington | flotilla leader, shipwreck, A-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Colton's Gate | gate tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Kenardington | shell keep, earthworks | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Shell Keep, Newington | shell keep | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 1 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 10 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 11 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 12 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 13 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 14 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 16 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 17 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 18 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 19 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 2 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 20 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 21 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 22 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 23 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 25 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 26 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 27 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 3 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 4 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 5 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 6 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 7 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 8 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 9 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1806 | Martello Tower No. 15 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle, 1762 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle, 1762 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle plan 1867 crop | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle plan 1867 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle plan 1867 crop | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle plan 1867 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle - Entrance door | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandgate Castle - Keep from north | Commons | ||
