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Willem VS
June 6, 2023
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Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended vulnerable point along the coast. It comprised a central stone keep, with three towers and a gatehouse. It could hold four tiers of artillery, and was fitted with a total of 142 firing points for cannon and handguns.
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Van
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September 12, 2023
Cycling
Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540.
Peter
March 30, 2024
Hiking
Castle built in the reign of Henry VIII to protect England against invasion by France, and which later played a role in the Civil War and Napoleonic Wars. Now a private residence.
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