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Yarmouth Castle

Yarmouth Castle is located on the eastern side of the River Yar estuary on the Isle of Wight and was built by King Henry VIII in around 1547 to protect the island from invasion by the French. The French had landed on the Isle of Wight briefly a couple of years earlier and it was probably this event that Henry has reacting to. It is one of a series of gun-forts that Henry had built to protect the whole of the south coast. Hurst Castle, another of Henry's gun-forts is located on the other side of the Solent. Like other gun-forts built at the time, Yarmouth Castle was designed not as a residence but as a platform to hold large guns, but its shape is completely different. While most of the other gun-forts had a circular central tower, Yarmouth Castle has a square tower with 100 feet long sides.
County Isle Of Wight, England (2 castles)  Categories Henry VIII Gun Fort / Royal castle
Remains Not complete but much survives Access Only open at certain times
 Comments

The south and east sides of the castle were originally protected by a wide moat but this has been filled in. 

 Location50.706658,-1.500281 (Google Maps)
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 DirectionsDirections via Google Maps
 County

Isle Of Wight, England (2 castles) 

 Categories

Henry VIII Gun Fort / Royal castle

 Remains

Not complete but much survives

 Access

Only open at certain times

 Comments

The south and east sides of the castle were originally protected by a wide moat but this has been filled in. 

 Location
50.706658,-1.500281
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 Directions
Directions via Google Maps

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People

  • Henry (VIII, King of England 1509-1547)
  • A .. Z List of Medieval People

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  • Carisbrooke Castle
  • A .. Z List of Medieval Buildings

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  • Isle of Wight

Timeline

1547
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Yarmouth Castle Construction

The building work at Yarmouth Castle on the Isle of Wight was completed in this year. The castle was one of the gun-forts that King Henry VIII had built to defend the south coast of England against invasion from the French.

Yielden Castle

arthwork remains of a motte and bailey castle near the village of Yielden in Bedfordshire. Mound with two baileys. Unsure if this is on private land.
County Bedfordshire, England (3 castles)  Categories Motte & Bailey
Remains Earthworks only Access Unknown - Please check before visiting
 Comments

With two baileys,. 

 Location52.291632,-0.515037 (Google Maps) DirectionsDirections via Google Maps
 County

Bedfordshire, England (3 castles) 

 Categories

Motte & Bailey

 Remains

Earthworks only

 Access

Unknown - Please check before visiting

 Comments

With two baileys,. 

 Location
52.291632,-0.515037
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Places

  • Bedford Castle
  • Biggleswade Castle
  • Bushmead Priory
  • Dunstable Priory
  • Elstow Abbey
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Ystrad Meurig Castle

Ystrad Meurig Castle is located inland around eleven miles to the south east of Aberystwyth on the west coast of Wales. Documents relating to the castle could refer to another small castle a short distance to the east. First mentioned in around 1116 and again in around 1136 or 1137 when one of the sites was attacked. The castle was rebullt in 1151 and last mentioned in around 1208. The current site consists of a natural area of higher ground with earthworks. To the south the natural falling off of the land was used as a defence while to the north a ditch was dug. At the centre are the foundations of a large square keep.
County Ceredigion, Wales (5 castles)  Categories Stone / Baronial castle
Remains Earthworks only Access Unknown - Please check before visiting
 Location52.2901487,-3.9037755 (Google Maps) DirectionsDirections via Google Maps
 County

Ceredigion, Wales (5 castles) 

 Categories

Stone / Baronial castle

 Remains

Earthworks only

 Access

Unknown - Please check before visiting

 Location
52.2901487,-3.9037755
 Directions
Directions via Google Maps

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Places

  • Aberrheidol Castle
  • Aberystwyth Castle
  • Cardigan Castle
  • Dinerth Castle
  • Strata Florida / Abaty Ystrad Fflur
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A Medieval Mystery

There appear to be some strange connections between the fourteenth century Old Wardour Castle and ancient stone circle Stonehenge.

1: Location

Old Wardour Castle appears to be aligned to ancient sites in the Stonehenge landscape.

2: Alignment

Stonehenge is aligned to the Summer Solstice. Old Wardour has a very similar alignment.

3: Size

Could the builders of Old Wardour used mesaurements from Stonehenge to layout the geometrical keep?

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