St Andrew's Castle
Hampshire, England
St Andrew's Castle is a castle in Hampshire, England, first built in 1542. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Calshot Castle, 2.3 mi away.
St Andrew's Castle at a glance
Built
1542
16th century
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Calshot Castle
2.3 mi away
About St Andrew's Castle
St Andrew's Castle was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, between 1542 and 1543. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended Southampton Water near the Solent.
From the Wikipedia article on St Andrew's Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Andrew's Castle sits at 50.8524, -1.3166 in Hampshire. The closest other castles are Calshot Castle (2.3 mi), Netley Castle (2.5 mi) and Southampton Castle (5.2 mi). Hampshire has 13 castles in all.
