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Courtyard guns at Calshot Castle, Hampshire, 1995. Artist: J Bailey

Courtyard guns at Calshot Castle, Hampshire, 1995. Artist: J Bailey

1-231-558 - Historic England/Heritage Images

Courtyard guns at Calshot Castle, Hampshire, 1995. This view shows how cannon within the courtyard would command Southampton Water. Calshot Castle was built in 1539-40 as an artillery fort to guard the entrance to Southampton Water. The curtain wall was lowered in the 1770s and the heads of the embrazures removed.

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Creator
  1. J Bailey, attributed to: British: Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Hampshire Fawley

  1. 50 49 00 N , 001 21 00 W
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Locations & Buildings Castles

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5111x3414
File Size : 51,120kb

Aliases

  1. K950208
  1. 0250001215
  1. 1-231-558
  1. 1215
  1. 1231558
  1. A3
  1. K950208

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