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Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended vulnerable point along the coast. It comprised a central stone keep, with three towers and a gatehouse. It could hold four tiers of artillery, and was fitted with a total of 142 firing points for cannon and handguns.

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  • Sandgate Castle (de)
  • Sandgate Castle (en)
  • Sandgate Castle (nl)
  • Sandgate Castle (sv)
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  • Sandgate Castle is een kasteel in Sandgate, Kent. Het kasteel maakte deel uit van de forten van Hendrik VIII van Engeland. Het kasteel werd gebouwd in 1539. In 1800 werd het kasteel benoemd tot Martello tower, maar is momenteel in privébezit. (nl)
  • Sandgate Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i distriktet Folkestone and Hythe, grevskapet Kent och riksdelen England, i den sydöstra delen av landet, 100 km sydost om huvudstaden London. Sandgate Castle ligger 4 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Sandgate Castle är platt. Havet är nära Sandgate Castle åt sydost. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 73 meter över havet, 1,0 km väster om Sandgate Castle. Närmaste större samhälle är Folkestone, 1,4 km nordost om Sandgate Castle. (sv)
  • Sandgate Castle ist ein Artilleriefort, das König Heinrich VIII. 1539–1540 in Sandgate in der englischen Grafschaft Kent bauen ließ. Es bildete einen Teil des königlichen Device-Fort-Programms, das England vor einer Invasion aus Frankreich und dem Heiligen Römischen Reich schützen und der Verteidigung verwundbarer Punkte entlang der Küste dienen sollte. Das Fort bestand aus einem steinernen Donjon in der Mitte, drei zusätzlichen Türmen und einem Torhaus. Dort konnten vier Reihen Artillerie stationiert werden und es war mit 142 Geschützstellungen für Kanonen und Handfeuerwaffen ausgestattet. (de)
  • Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended vulnerable point along the coast. It comprised a central stone keep, with three towers and a gatehouse. It could hold four tiers of artillery, and was fitted with a total of 142 firing points for cannon and handguns. (en)
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  • Sandgate Castle (en)
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