Sandown Castle

Sandown Castle was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.

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  Caesar's invasions of Britain ⓘ
  military campaigns in 55 and 54 BCE

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  Battle of Watling Street ⓘ
  battle that took place in Roman-occupied Britain in AD 60 or 61

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  Battle of Wippedesfleot ⓘ
  466 battle

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  Battle of Sandwich (851) ⓘ
  first recorded naval battle in English history

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  Siege of Canterbury ⓘ
  viking raid in September 1011

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  Siege of Dover Castle ⓘ
  1216 siege of Dover Castle during First Baron's War

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  Battle of Dover ⓘ
  1217 battle in the Straits of Dover

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  Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ
  battle in 1217

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  Battle of Sandwich (1460) ⓘ
  battle in 1460

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  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

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  Battle of the Downs ⓘ
  1639 naval battle

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  Battle of Goodwin Sands ⓘ
  1652 military battle

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  St. James's Day Battle ⓘ
  1666 battle

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  Action of 10 August 1695 ⓘ
  1695 naval battle

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  Battle of Dover Strait ⓘ
  1916 naval battle of World War I

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  Second Battle of Dover Strait ⓘ
  1917 naval battle of the First World War

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  Action of 15 February 1918 ⓘ
  

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  Action of 13 May 1942 ⓘ
  naval engagement during World War II

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  Admiralty Pier Turret ⓘ
  architectural structure in Dover, Dover, England, UK

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  Langdon Battery ⓘ
  examination battery in Dover, Kent, UK

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  Wanstone Battery ⓘ
  WWII artillery battery in Dover, UK

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  Fan Bay Deep Shelter ⓘ
  bunker in Dover, UK  

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  Hougham Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery SW of Dover, UK

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  Lydden Spout Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery SW of Dover, UK

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  Capel Battery ⓘ
  8-inch WWII gun battery between Dover and Folkestone, Kent

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  Winchelsea Caves ⓘ
  chalk quarry in Dover, Kent

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  Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
  railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK  

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  Saltwood Castle ⓘ
  castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK  

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  Canterbury Castle ⓘ
  grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom  

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  Dover Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  

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  Deal Castle ⓘ
  16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK  

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  Sandgate Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed Device Fort in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Sandown Castle ⓘ
  former artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, England, UK

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  Walmer Castle ⓘ
  castle in Kent, England, UK  

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  Tankerton Castle ⓘ
  castellated manor house in Whitstable, Kent, UK  

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  Shorncliffe Redoubt ⓘ
  British Napoleonic earthwork fort in Cheriton, Kent, England, UK

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  Archcliffe Fort ⓘ
  fort in Dover, Kent, England, UK

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  Dover Western Heights ⓘ
  fortification complex in Kent, UK  

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  Fort Burgoyne ⓘ
  fort in Guston, Dover, England, UK  

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  HM Fort Tongue Sands ⓘ
  Maunsell navy fort

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  RAF Manston History Museum ⓘ
  

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  West Gate Towers Museum ⓘ
  museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Kent Battle of Britain Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent  

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  Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Manston, Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  HMS B2 ⓘ
  1905 B-class submarine

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  HMS Brazen ⓘ
  1930 B-class destroyer

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  SM UC-72 ⓘ
  

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  U-12 ⓘ
  1935 Type IIB submarine

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  Unterseeboot UA ⓘ
  1914 A-class submarine

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  HMS Mary ⓘ
  1650 Speaker-class frigate

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  HMS Restoration ⓘ
  1678 third-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Northumberland ⓘ
  1679 third-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Stirling Castle ⓘ
  1679 third-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Niger ⓘ
  1892 Alarm-class torpedo gunboat

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  HMS Glatton ⓘ
  1914 Gorgon-class monitor

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  HMS Codrington ⓘ
  1929 A-class destroyer

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  Colton's Gate ⓘ
  part of Dover Castle

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  Shell Keep, Newington ⓘ
  possible site of a shell keep in Newington, near Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 1 ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 10 ⓘ
  destroyed martello tower

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  Martello Tower No. 11 ⓘ
  destroyed martello tower

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  Martello Tower No. 12 ⓘ
  destroyed martello tower

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  Martello Tower No. 13 ⓘ
  martello tower converted into a home

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  Martello Tower No. 2 ⓘ
  Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 3 ⓘ
  Martello tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 4 ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 5 ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 6 ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 7 ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 8 ⓘ
  Martello Tower converted to house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Martello Tower No. 9 ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK

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1539 Sandown Castle

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60 — 61 Battle of Watling Street

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466 Battle of Wippedesfleot

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1639 Battle of the Downs

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1652 Battle of Goodwin Sands

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1666 St. James's Day Battle

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1695 Action of 10 August 1695

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1916 Battle of Dover Strait

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1917 Second Battle of Dover Strait

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1918 Action of 15 February 1918

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1942 Action of 13 May 1942

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1898 Langdon Battery

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1940 Wanstone Battery

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1941 Fan Bay Deep Shelter

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1941 Hougham Battery

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1941 Lydden Spout Battery

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1942 Capel Battery

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1863 Ramsgate Tunnels

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1100 Saltwood Castle

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1135 Canterbury Castle

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1179 Dover Castle

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1539 Deal Castle

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1539 Sandgate Castle

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1539 Walmer Castle

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1789 Tankerton Castle

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1370 Archcliffe Fort

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1779 Dover Western Heights

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1861 Fort Burgoyne

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1942 — 1945 HM Fort Tongue Sands

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1906 West Gate Towers Museum

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1971 Kent Battle of Britain Museum

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1981 Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum

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1650 HMS Mary

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1678 HMS Restoration

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1679 HMS Northumberland

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1679 HMS Stirling Castle

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1892 HMS Niger

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1914 HMS Glatton

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1930 HMS Codrington

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1805 Martello Tower No. 1

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1805 Martello Tower No. 10

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1805 Martello Tower No. 11

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1805 Martello Tower No. 12

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1805 Martello Tower No. 13

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1805 Martello Tower No. 2

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1805 Martello Tower No. 3

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1805 Martello Tower No. 4

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1805 Martello Tower No. 5

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1805 Martello Tower No. 6

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1805 Martello Tower No. 7

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1805 Martello Tower No. 8

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1805 Martello Tower No. 9

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Walmer or Sandown (Kent) castle, 1539 draft

Panorama of the Battle of the Downs, with a key to the ships shown

Sandown Castle 1853

Walmer or Sandown (Kent) castle, 1539 draft

Panorama of the Battle of the Downs, with a key to the ships shown

Sandown Castle 1853

Map of Deal Walmer and Sandown Castles, "The three castles which keep the Downs"

Map of Deal Walmer and Sandown Castles, "The three castles which keep the Downs"

Sandown merged

Sandown merged

• The Castles of Sandown and Sandgate - article published in 1884

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	466	Battle of Wippedesfleot	Anglo-Saxons, battle, Celtic Britons	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 Goodwin Sands	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1666	St. James's Day Battle	Dutch Republic, Kingdom 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	1916	Battle of Dover Strait	German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 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		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 park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England 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-29	Type UB II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-30	Type UB II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-55	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-26	Type UC II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-16	Type IIB 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	bunker	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum	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	castle	1789	Tankerton Castle	local business, nonprofit organization, country house, English country house, tourist attraction, castle	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	fort	1942	HM Fort Tongue Sands	Maunsell fort, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		RAF Manston History Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1906	West Gate Towers Museum	military museum, garden	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Kent Battle of Britain Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum	independent museum, military museum, 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 UC-72	Type UC II submarine, shipwreck, U-boat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		U-12	shipwreck, U-boat, Type IIB submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Unterseeboot UA	shipwreck, submarine, A-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1650	HMS Mary	third-rate, shipwreck, Speaker-class frigate	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1678	HMS Restoration	third-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1679	HMS Northumberland	third-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1679	HMS Stirling Castle	third-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1892	HMS Niger	Alarm-class torpedo gunboat, torpedo gunboat, shipwreck	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		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. 2	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
commons	image		Walmer or Sandown (Kent) castle, 1539 draft		Commons
commons	image		Panorama of the Battle of the Downs, with a key to the ships shown		Commons
commons	image		Sandown Castle 1853		Commons
commons	image		Walmer or Sandown (Kent) castle, 1539 draft		Commons
commons	image		Panorama of the Battle of the Downs, with a key to the ships shown		Commons
commons	image		Sandown Castle 1853		Commons
commons	image		Map of Deal Walmer and Sandown Castles, "The three castles which keep the Downs"		Commons
commons	image		Map of Deal Walmer and Sandown Castles, "The three castles which keep the Downs"		Commons
commons	image		Sandown merged		Commons
commons	image		Sandown merged		Commons