Sandown Castle
Isle of Wight, England
Sandown Castle is a castle in Isle of Wight, England, first built in 1545. The nearest other castle is Carisbrooke Castle, 7.6 mi away.
Sandown Castle at a glance
Built
1545
16th century
Type
Castle
Nearest castle
Carisbrooke Castle
7.6 mi away
Castles in Isle of Wight
5
England
About Sandown Castle
Sandown Castle was a Device Fort built at Sandown on the Isle of Wight by Henry VIII in 1545 to protect against the threat of French attack. Constructed from stone with angular bastions, its design was a hybrid of Italian military architectural thinking with traditional English military design.
From the Wikipedia article on Sandown Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandown Castle sits at 50.6572, -1.1475 in Isle of Wight. The closest other castles are Carisbrooke Castle (7.6 mi), Southsea Castle (8.8 mi) and East Cowes Castle (9.4 mi). Isle of Wight has 5 castles in all.
