Dartmouth Castle

Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. This was intended to engage enemy ships with catapults and possibly early cannon, and incorporated the local chapel of Saint Petroc within its walls. At the end of the 15th century, the castle was expanded with an artillery tower and an iron chain which could be stretched across the harbour to a tower at Godmerock; this addition formed the oldest known purpose-built coast artillery fort in Britain. Further gun batteries were added during the French invasion scare of the 1540s.

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Dartmouth Artillery Castle
castle, military museum, fort, United Kingdom,

Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
Historic England research records page^@
CastlesFortsBattles page^@

Location: 50.3423, -3.5659, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Bayard's Cove Fort ⓘ
castle in Devon, England, UK
Compton Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK
Totnes Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom
Dartmouth Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth, United Kingdom
Berry Pomeroy Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed English country house in South Hams, United Kingdom
Ashburton Museum ⓘ
museum in Devon, United Kingdom
Brixham Heritage Museum ⓘ
museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Dartmouth Steam Railway ⓘ
heritage railway in Devon, England
Greenway ⓘ
former house of Agatha Christie in Kingswear, Devon, England, UK
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum ⓘ
independant museum in Kingsbridge, Devon, United Kingdom
Kirkham House ⓘ
late medieval stone house in Devon, England, UK
Overbeck's ⓘ
Historic house museum in Salcombe, Devon
The Real Crime Museum ⓘ
museum in Torquay, England, UK
Torquay Museum ⓘ
Museum in Devon, England
Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum ⓘ
museum in Devon, United Kingdom
Totnes Guildhall ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, United Kingdom
Totnes Museum ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Totnes, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
Ugbrooke ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Teignbridge, United Kingdom
South Devon Railway ⓘ
heritage railway in the United Kingdon
Paignton Zoo ⓘ
zoo in the UK
Coleton Fishacre ⓘ
Country house in Devon, England, UK
Dartmouth Museum ⓘ
local museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Dawlish Museum ⓘ
building in Dawlish, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
Salcombe Maritime Museum ⓘ
museum in Salcombe, England, United Kingdom
Museum of The History Of The Fishing Industry ⓘ
museum in Brixham, England, UK
Bygones ⓘ
museum in Torbay, England, UK
Golden Hind Museum Ship ⓘ
museum in Brixham, England, UK
Newton Abbot Museum ⓘ
museum in Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom
House of Marbles ⓘ
museum in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, UK
Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Newton Abbot, England, UK
Brixham Battery Museum ⓘ
museum in Brixham, England, UK
Living Coasts ⓘ
zoo in Devon, England

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1388 Dartmouth Castle

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1496 Berry Pomeroy Castle

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1800 South Devon Railway

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1923 Paignton Zoo

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1926 Coleton Fishacre

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1949 Dartmouth Museum

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1969 Dawlish Museum

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1974 Salcombe Maritime Museum

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1982 Museum of The History Of The Fishing Industry

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1987 Bygones

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1988 Golden Hind Museum Ship

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1988 Newton Abbot Museum

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1991 House of Marbles

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1998 Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre

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1999 Brixham Battery Museum

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2003 Living Coasts

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Paul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art Project

Mouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638

William Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National Trust

Paul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art Project

Dartmouth - Emanuel Jeffrey - 625/1997/6

William Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National Trust

Mouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638

Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826)

Plan of Dartmouth Castle, Devon

Dartmouth Castle and other defences of Dartmouth Haven - , Q1860, 1936
Dartmouth Castle - guidebook first published in 1965, English, online
Post-medieval burials near Dartmouth Castle - article published in 1985

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
site	castle		Bayard's Cove Fort	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Compton Castle	English country house, historic house museum, history museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle		Totnes Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, independent museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1388	Dartmouth Castle	castle, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1496	Berry Pomeroy Castle	castle, English country house, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ashburton Museum	museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Brixham Heritage Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dartmouth Steam Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Greenway	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kirkham House	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Overbeck's	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Real Crime Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Torquay Museum	city museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum	local museum, independent museum, fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Guildhall	local museum, historic house museum, city hall	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Museum	local museum, historic house museum, museum building, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ugbrooke	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1800	South Devon Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1923	Paignton Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1926	Coleton Fishacre	English country house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1949	Dartmouth Museum	local museum, maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Dawlish Museum	building, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Salcombe Maritime Museum	maritime museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Museum of The History Of The Fishing Industry	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Bygones	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Golden Hind Museum Ship	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Newton Abbot Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	House of Marbles	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Brixham Battery Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Living Coasts	zoo, charitable organization	Wikidata
commons	image		Paul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art Project		Commons
commons	image		Mouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638		Commons
commons	image		William Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National Trust		Commons
commons	image		Paul Sandby - Dartmouth Castle - Google Art Project		Commons
commons	image		Dartmouth - Emanuel Jeffrey - 625/1997/6		Commons
commons	image		William Havell (1782-1857) (follower of) - Dartmouth Castle, Devon - 121361 - National Trust		Commons
commons	image		Mouth of the Dart with castle, Dartmouth, England-LCCN2002696638		Commons
commons	image		Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826)		Commons
commons	image		Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle (10960956826)		Commons
commons	image		Plan of Dartmouth Castle, Devon		Commons

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