Kingswear Castle

Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. By the end of the 16th century, however, improvements in the range of artillery weapons had reduced the utility of the castle. It took part in the English Civil War and continued to be armed until the early 18th century, but fell into ruin. Restored as a summer house in 1855, in the 21st century it is managed by the Landmark Trust as a holiday let.

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Kingswear Castle ocupa el puesto 48 de 6412 en el mundo en la clasificación de fama de este atlas y el n.º 10 de los 233 que el atlas cartografía en Inglaterra. Fundado en 1491, más antiguo que el 50% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 275 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XV. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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