Camber Castle

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Camber Castle is a 16th-century artillery fort on the south coast of England, built under Henry VIII to defend against seaborne invasion and now preserved as a historic ruin.

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Camber Castle canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Device Fort ⓘ
artillery fort ⓘ
historic ruin ⓘ
access by guided tour only ⓘ
architecturalStyle Tudor military architecture ⓘ
builtDuring Tudor period ⓘ
linked to: Tudor England
builtFor Henry VIII ⓘ
builtUnder King Henry VIII ⓘ
category Device Forts ⓘ
Tudor fort ⓘ
condition ruin ⓘ
constructionEnd 1544 ⓘ
constructionStart 1539 ⓘ
country England ⓘ
decommissioned 17th century ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
garrisonDisbanded 17th century ⓘ
hasAccessRestriction no direct road access ⓘ
hasFeature central circular tower ⓘ
gun platforms ⓘ
surrounding bastions ⓘ
hasManagement conservation as historic monument ⓘ
hasShape concentric design ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ
locatedIn East Sussex ⓘ
Rother District ⓘ
locatedNear Rye ⓘ
south coast of England ⓘ
managedBy English Heritage ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
nearFeature Rye Harbour Nature Reserve ⓘ
former Camber anchorage ⓘ
nearTown Rye ⓘ
Winchelsea ⓘ
notablePeriodOfUse 16th century ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalFunction artillery platform ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ
ownedBy English Heritage ⓘ
partOf Tudor coastal defence system ⓘ
reachableBy footpath ⓘ
region South East England ⓘ
surroundedBy farmland ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ
tourism heritage attraction ⓘ
usedFor defence against seaborne invasion ⓘ

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