Sandown Castle
Kent, England
Sandown Castle is a castle in Kent, England, first built in 1539. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Deal Castle, 1.4 mi away.
Sandown Castle at a glance
Built
1539
16th century
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Deal Castle
1.4 mi away
About Sandown Castle
Sandown Castle was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
From the Wikipedia article on Sandown Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandown Castle sits at 51.2384, 1.4022 in Kent. The closest other castles are Deal Castle (1.4 mi), Walmer Castle (2.6 mi) and Dover Castle (8.3 mi). Kent has 28 castles in all.
