Camber Castle
Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower, constructed by Henry between 1512 and 1514, overlooking the Camber anchorage and the entrance to Rye Harbour. In 1539, increasing tensions with France encouraged Henry to rethink his coastal defence plans, and Camber Castle was rebuilt and extended over the next year under the direction of the Moravian engineer, Stefan von Haschenperg. The results were considered unsatisfactory and further work was carried out from 1542 to 1543, at great expense, to rectify the problems. The result was a large, concentric artillery fort, with a central ke
Camber Castle
Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower, constructed by Henry between 1512 and 1514, overlooking the Camber anchorage and the entrance to Rye Harbour. In 1539, increasing tensions with France encouraged Henry to rethink his coastal defence plans, and Camber Castle was rebuilt and extended over the next year under the direction of the Moravian engineer, Stefan von Haschenperg. The results were considered unsatisfactory and further work was carried out from 1542 to 1543, at great expense, to rectify the problems. The result was a large, concentric artillery fort, with a central ke
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Camber Castle, also known form ...... as a Grade I listed building.
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Camber Castle, früher auch Win ...... es Gebäude I. Grades gelistet.
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Le château de Camber est un fo ...... priétés de l’English Heritage.
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712,443,501
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Camber Castle, seen from the north-west
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5.093305e+1
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Shown within East Sussex
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Yellow and grey sandstone,
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50.93305 0.73248
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Camber Castle, also known form ...... illery fort, with a central ke
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Camber Castle, früher auch Win ...... wurden 1542 und 1543 weitere,
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Le château de Camber est un fo ...... priétés de l’English Heritage.
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Camber Castle
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Camber Castle
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Château de Camber
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5.093305e+1
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Camber Castle
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