Sandgate Castle was one of Henry VIII's Device Forts. Built in 1539 near Sandgate, Kent, its exposed location has led to much damage by storm tides. Converted to a Martello Tower in the early 1800s, it is now in private ownership, open by arrangement with the Castle Gallery antique shop.
It should not be mistaken for Sandown
Castle, Kent or Sandown Castle, Isle of Wight in the same
chain.
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Further
Reading
- Colvin, H.M. (ed) (1982). The History of the King's
Works, Vol. IV, 1485-1600, Part II.
- Harrington, Peter (2007). The castles of Henry VIII.
Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 9781846031304
- Harris, E.C., "Archaeological investigations at Sandgate
Castle, Kent, 1976-7," Post-Medieval Archaeology, Vol. 14,
1980, pp. 53-88.
- Morley, B. M. (1976). Henry VIII and the development of
coastal defence. London: H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN
0116707771
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