Bayard's Cove Fort
Devon, England
Bayard's Cove Fort is a castle in Devon, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Dartmouth Castle, 0.6 mi away. It is cared for by English Heritage.
Bayard's Cove Fort at a glance
Type
Castle
Cared for by
English Heritage
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Dartmouth Castle
0.6 mi away
About Bayard's Cove Fort
Bayard's Cove Fort, also known historically as Berescove or Bearscore Castle, is an English 16th-century artillery blockhouse, built to defend the harbour entrance at Dartmouth in Devon. Constructed in the early part of the century, it had eleven gunports for heavy artillery and was intended to engage enemy vessels that broke past the external defences of the Dartmouth and Kingswear castles.
From the Wikipedia article on Bayard's Cove Fort, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bayard's Cove Fort sits at 50.3479, -3.5774 in Devon. The closest other castles are Dartmouth Castle (0.6 mi), Kingswear Castle (0.9 mi) and Berry Pomeroy Castle (7.5 mi). Devon has 23 castles in all.
