Calshot Castle
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Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, 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 defend Southampton Water as it met the Solent. The castle had a keep at its centre, surrounded by a curtain wall and a moat. Initially heavily armed, it had a garrison of 16 men and as many as 36 artillery guns. The castle continued in use for many years, surviving the English Civil War intact and being extensively modernised in the 1770s. During the 19th century, Calshot Castle was used by the coastguard as a base for combating smuggling. In 1894, however, fresh fears of a French invasion led to it being brought back into use as an artillery fort: a large coastal battery was constructed alongside the older castle and a boom built across Southampton Water, controlled from the castle.
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Calshot Castle: a 16th century artillery castle
United Kingdom, 
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Historic England research records page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
- Victorian Forts and Artillery page@
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Nicholas Pocock - A cutter off Calshot Castle
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John Carmichael - Choppy seas in the Solent below Southampton Water
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Victorian Forts and Artillery page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | 970 | Wolvesey Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1100 | Carisbrooke Castle | castle, local museum, historic house museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1100 | Portchester Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Calshot Castle | castle, fort | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1543 | Southsea Castle | castle, military museum, local authority museum, fort | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1547 | Yarmouth Castle | castle, fort, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Beaulieu Palace House | English country house, historic house museum, country house | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Bishop's Waltham Palace | palace, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum | maritime museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Cowes Maritime Museum | maritime museum, local museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Eastleigh Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Eastney Beam Engine House | museum, engine house, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Hinton Ampner House | English country house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HMS Alliance | submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HMS M33 | monitor, museum ship, preserved watercraft | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HMS Victory | museum ship, first-rate, preserved watercraft | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HMS Warrior | museum ship, ironclad warship, independent museum, preserved watercraft | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HorsePower: The Museum of the King's Royal Hussars | museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Little Woodham | living museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Longshoremans Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Mary Rose | naval vessel, shipwreck, carrack, museum ship, preserved watercraft, archaeological find | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Medieval Merchant's House | historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth | naval museum, national museum, museum service | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | National Poo Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Nunwell House | manor house, English country house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Portsmouth Museum And Art Gallery | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Rylstone Manor | museum, manor house, English country house, country house hotel | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Solent Sky | aviation museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Southampton City Art Gallery | art museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | SS Shieldhall | museum ship, steamship, preserved watercraft | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | The Rifles Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | The Wight Military And Heritage Museum | military museum, history museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Twyford Waterworks | waterworks, pumping station, industry museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Westbury Manor Museum | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1400 | Southampton Tudor House and Garden | historic house museum, local authority museum, timber-framed house | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1541 | Hurst Castle | military museum, Device Forts, fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1800 | Southwick House | English country house, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1845 | Osborne House | English country house, historic house museum, history museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1858 | Fort Brockhurst | fort, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1860 | Fort Nelson | fort, military museum, national museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1861 | The Needles Batteries | military museum, artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1898 | Westgate Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1906 | Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life | museum | Wikidata |
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| site | museum | 1951 | Bargate Guildhall Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1952 | National Motor Museum | automobile museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
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| site | museum | 1979 | John Hansard Gallery | art museum | Wikidata |
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| site | museum | 1988 | Emsworth Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1988 | Hovercraft Museum | maritime museum | Wikidata |
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| site | museum | 2016 | Isle of Wight Glass Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2019 | Wight Aviation Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Nicholas Pocock - A cutter off Calshot Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calshot Castle, Hampshire 1539 almost true | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John Carmichael - Choppy seas in the Solent below Southampton Water | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calshot Castle, Hampshire 1539 farfromtrue | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calshot Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calshot Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calshot: the castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Calshot: the castle | Commons | ||
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