Netley Castle
Hampshire, England
Netley Castle is a castle in Hampshire, England, first built in 1542. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is St Andrew's Castle, 2.5 mi away.
Netley Castle at a glance
Built
1542
16th century
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade II* listed building
Nearest castle
St Andrew's Castle
2.5 mi away
About Netley Castle
Netley Castle is a former artillery fort constructed in either 1542 or 1544 by Henry VIII in the village of Netley, Hampshire. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and it defended Southampton Water near the Solent.
From the Wikipedia article on Netley Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Netley Castle sits at 50.8773, -1.3598 in Hampshire. The closest other castles are St Andrew's Castle (2.5 mi), Southampton Castle (2.6 mi) and Calshot Castle (4.6 mi). Hampshire has 13 castles in all.
