Dartmouth Castle
Devon, England
Dartmouth Castle is a castle in Devon, England, first built in 1388. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Kingswear Castle, 0.2 mi away. It is cared for by English Heritage.
Dartmouth Castle at a glance
Built
1388
14th century
Type
Castle
Cared for by
English Heritage
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About Dartmouth Castle
Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary.
From the Wikipedia article on Dartmouth Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dartmouth Castle sits at 50.3423, -3.5659 in Devon. The closest other castles are Kingswear Castle (0.2 mi), Bayard's Cove Fort (0.6 mi) and Berry Pomeroy Castle (8.0 mi). Devon has 23 castles in all.
