Yarmouth Castle

Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet (30 m) across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men. It featured an Italianate "arrow-head" bastion on its landward side; this was very different in style from the earlier circular bastions used in the Device Forts built by Henry and was the first of its kind to be constructed in England.

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• National Heritage List for England 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^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• British Listed Buildings page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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  Battle of Netley ⓘ
  508 battle

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  Battle of Bonchurch ⓘ
  1545 battle in the French invasion of the Isle of Wight

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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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  Battle of the Solent ⓘ
  naval conflict between England and France in 1545

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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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  Browndown Battery ⓘ
  grade II listed building in Gosport, Hampshire, 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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  No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines ⓘ
  architectural structure in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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

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  Point Battery ⓘ
  Palmerston era gun battery in Portsmouth

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  Steyne Wood Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Bembridge, 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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  Yaverland Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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

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  Redcliff Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Sandown Barrack Battery ⓘ
  battery on the Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Puckpool Battery ⓘ
  mortar battery on thr 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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  Steynewood Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Nodes Point Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in St Helens, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Culver Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England  

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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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  Gosport Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Hampshire, Uk

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

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  East Cowes Castle ⓘ
  former Device Fort in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England

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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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  Calshot Castle ⓘ
  artillery fort on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, 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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  Southsea Castle ⓘ
  castle in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Sandown Castle ⓘ
  Device Fort built at Sandown on the Isle of Wight

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  Yarmouth Castle ⓘ
  English artillery fort  

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  Fort Blockhouse ⓘ
  fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Fort Elson ⓘ
  Palmerston fort in Gosport, England

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  Fort Monckton ⓘ
  fort in Gosport, UK

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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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  Fort Brockhurst ⓘ
  historic fort in Gosport, England  

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  Fort Gomer ⓘ
  former fort in Gosport, England

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  Fort Rowner ⓘ
  Palmerston Fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Fort Fareham ⓘ
  fort in Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Fort Gilkicker ⓘ
  fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Fort Grange ⓘ
  fort in Gosport, Hampshire, 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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  Sandown Fort ⓘ
  Palmerston Fort on the Isle of Wight

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  No Man's Land Fort ⓘ
  Grade II listed sea fort in the Solent, UK

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  St Helens Fort ⓘ
  sea fort with lighthouse in the Solent close to the Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Bembridge Fort ⓘ
  fort in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Fort Wallington ⓘ
  Palmerston fort in Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Spitbank Fort ⓘ
  sea fort located in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England  

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  HMS Holland 1 ⓘ
  1901 Holland-class submarine

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  National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth ⓘ
  museum in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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  Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ⓘ
  area of HM naval Base Portsmouth

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

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  HMS Victory ⓘ
  1765 first-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Warrior ⓘ
  1860 Warrior-class ironclad

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  HMS M33 ⓘ
  1915 M29-class monitor

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  HMS Alliance ⓘ
  1945 Amphion-class submarine

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  Royal Navy Submarine Museum ⓘ
  Maritime museum in Gosport, England

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  Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower ⓘ
  museum in Gosport, Hampshire, UK

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  Grace Dieu ⓘ
  1418 English warship, destroyed by fire in 1439

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  HMS Swordfish ⓘ
  1931 S-class submarine

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  HMT Warwick Deeping ⓘ
  1934 naval trawler

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  Mary Rose ⓘ
  1511 carrack warship

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  HMS Assurance ⓘ
  1747 fifth-rate frigate

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  HMS Royal George ⓘ
  1756 first-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Pomone ⓘ
  1805 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate

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  HMS Acheron ⓘ
  1930 A-class destroyer

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  Round Tower, Broad Street ⓘ
  tower in Portsmouth, England

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1940 — 1944 Southampton Blitz

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1861 The Needles Batteries

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1861 Yaverland Battery

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1862 Warden Point Battery

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1863 Redcliff Battery

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1863 Sandown Barrack Battery

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1865 Puckpool Battery

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1868 Cliff End Battery

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1869 Hatherwood Battery

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1893 Steynewood Battery

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1904 Nodes Point Battery

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1906 Culver Battery

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1937 Bouldnor Battery

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1100 Carisbrooke Castle

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1539 Calshot Castle

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1539 West Cowes Castle

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1542 Netley Castle

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1543 Southsea Castle

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1545 Sandown 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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1858 Fort Brockhurst

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1858 — 1964 Fort Gomer

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1858 Fort Rowner

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1861 Fort Fareham

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1863 Fort Gilkicker

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1863 Fort Grange

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1863 Golden Hill Fort

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1864 Sandown Fort

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1867 No Man's Land Fort

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1867 St Helens Fort

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1867 Bembridge Fort

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1874 Fort Wallington

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1887 Spitbank Fort

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1778 HMS Victory

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1860 HMS Warrior

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1915 HMS M33

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1947 HMS Alliance

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1963 Royal Navy Submarine Museum

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2001 Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower

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1511 Mary Rose

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1747 HMS Assurance

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1756 — 1782 HMS Royal George

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1805 HMS Pomone

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1931 HMS Acheron

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Yarmouth castle plan 1559

Yarmouth Roads jug

Yarmouth castle plan 1559

Yarmouth Castle 1797 - trimmed

Yarmouth Castle 1797 - trimmed

Yarmouth Castle diagram - simplified, 2nd floor

Yarmouth Castle diagram - simplified, 2nd floor

The Castle at Yarmouth

The Castle at Yarmouth

A ferry alongside Yarmouth Castle

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		Kings of the Isle of Wight		Wikidata
class	group		Portsmouth Palmerston Forts	fortification	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	508	Battle of Netley	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	Battle of Bonchurch	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	French invasion of the Isle of Wight	Kingdom of England, invasion, Kingdom of France	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	Battle of the Solent	France, Kingdom of England, naval battle	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		National Heritage List for England 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		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM U-122	minelaying submarine, U-boat, Type UE II submarine	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1694	J. Samuel White	shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, enterprise, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1905	Chemring Group	arms industry, business, enterprise	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		Browndown Battery	artillery 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		No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Old Needles Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Steyne Wood Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1861	The Needles Batteries	artillery battery, military museum, National Trust	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1861	Yaverland Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1862	Warden Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Redcliff Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Sandown Barrack Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1865	Puckpool 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	1893	Steynewood Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1904	Nodes Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1906	Culver Battery	artillery battery, National Trust	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		Gosport Borough Control	civil defense center, Gosport Borough Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Christchurch Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		East Cowes Castle	fort, 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	1539	Calshot Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	West Cowes Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1543	Southsea Castle	military museum, local authority museum, fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1545	Sandown Castle	destroyed building or structure, fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Blockhouse	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Elson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Monckton	fort	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	1858	Fort Brockhurst	military museum, fort, English Heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1858	Fort Gomer	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1858	Fort Rowner	fort, Royal Navy, British Army	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Fareham	fort, bunker	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort Gilkicker	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort Grange	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort	fort, barracks	Wikidata
site	fort	1864	Sandown Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	No Man's Land Fort	sea fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	St Helens Fort	sea fort, lighthouse	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	Bembridge Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1874	Fort Wallington	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1887	Spitbank Fort	sea fort	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Holland 1	preserved watercraft, museum ship, Holland-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	museum		National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth	naval museum, national museum, museum service	Wikidata
site	museum		Portsmouth Historic Dockyard	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	history museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1778	HMS Victory	preserved watercraft, first-rate, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1860	HMS Warrior	independent museum, ironclad warship, preserved watercraft, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1915	HMS M33	preserved watercraft, museum ship, monitor, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	HMS Alliance	Amphion-class submarine, preserved watercraft, museum ship, submarine, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Royal Navy Submarine Museum	naval museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower	national museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Grace Dieu	shipwreck, warship	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Swordfish	sunken vessel, submarine, S-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMT Warwick Deeping	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1511	Mary Rose	English Navy, archaeological find, preserved watercraft, shipwreck, museum ship, carrack, naval vessel, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1747	HMS Assurance	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1756	HMS Royal George	1745 Establishment Group, first-rate, marine salvage, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1805	HMS Pomone	Leda-class fifth-rate frigate, fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1931	HMS Acheron	shipwreck, A-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower		Round Tower, Broad Street	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Yarmouth castle plan 1559		Commons
commons	image		Yarmouth Roads jug		Commons
commons	image		Yarmouth castle plan 1559		Commons
commons	image		Yarmouth Castle 1797 - trimmed		Commons
commons	image		Yarmouth Castle 1797 - trimmed		Commons
commons	image		Yarmouth Castle diagram - simplified, 2nd floor		Commons
commons	image		Yarmouth Castle diagram - simplified, 2nd floor		Commons
commons	image		The Castle at Yarmouth		Commons
commons	image		The Castle at Yarmouth		Commons
commons	image		A ferry alongside Yarmouth Castle		Commons