Netley Castle

Netley Castle is a former artillery fort constructed in either 1542 or 1544 by Henry VIII in the village of Netley, Hampshire. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and it defended Southampton Water near the Solent. The castle included a central, stone keep with two flanking gun platforms and was garrisoned by ten men. It was decommissioned during the English Civil War and by 1743 it was overgrown and in ruins. In the 19th century the property was gradually converted into a private house, being extended in a Gothic style, complete with octagonal towers. Between 1939 and 1998 it was used as a nursing home, until the high costs of maintenance led to its closure. Following an archaeological survey, it was then converted into nine residential flats. It is protected under UK law as a Grade II* listed building.

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Netley Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界93位（全6,412件中）、イングランドの233件では38位にランクされています。1542年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の45%より古い城です（16世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の532件のひとつ）。イングランドが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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