Calshot Castle
Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire and defend Southampton Water as it met the Solent.Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Calshot Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calshot Lifeboat Station is located on Calshot Spit near the village of Calshot, Hampshire, and is on the southern bank of the open end of Southampton Water, on the south coast of England.
Fawley Power Station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fawley Power Station was an oil-fired power station located on the western side of Southampton Water, between the villages of Fawley and Calshot in Hampshire, England. Fawley Power Station is situated 1½ km west of Calshot Castle.
Luttrell's Tower
Tower
Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luttrell's Tower is a three-storey stuccoed yellow brick folly south of Southampton, Hampshire, England, near the village of Calshot. Luttrell's Tower is situated 2 km southwest of Calshot Castle.
Localities in the Area
Calshot
Village
Photo: Mark Whale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hythe is a town in Hampshire, a county in England. This article also covers Fawley and the surrounding area.
Ashlett
Hamlet
Photo: Rosemary Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashlett is a small settlement in Hampshire, England.
Hook
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hook is a hamlet and former civil parish in the Fareham district, in south Hampshire, England. Hook is situated 3½ km northeast of Calshot Castle.
Calshot Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: artillery fort on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England
- Categories: castle, fort, building, tourism and historic site
- Location: Fawley, New Forest, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.81987° or 50° 49' 12" northLongitude
-1.30753° or 1° 18' 27" westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Height
5 metres (16 feet)Open Location Code
9C2WRM9R+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 10524564OpenStreetMap Feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap Feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3294138Wikidata ID
Q5023957Calshot Castle Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Calshot Castle
- Chinese: 卡索城堡
- Danish: Calshot Castle
- English: Calshot Castle: a 16th century artillery castle
- Finnish: Calshotin linna
- German: Calshot Castle
- Japanese: カルショット城
- Swedish: Calshot Castle
Other Places Named Calshot Castle
Localities in the Area
- Calshot ReachLocality
- Calshot SpitLocality
- HillheadLocality
- OwerHamlet
- Berth 9Locality
Places in the Area
- Coastwatch Lookout StationTower
- NCI Calshot TowerBuilding
- Sopwith HangarHangar
- Keymer HouseBuilding, 270 metres south
- Calshot AirfieldMemorial, 270 metres south
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Calshot Castle. Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0.