Walmer Castle and gardens [9]
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Walmer Castle and gardens [9]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 8 Sep 2021
The south end of the Queen Mother's Garden. Walmer Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII, between 1539 and 1540. It was built to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage with sixty-six firing positions for artillery. The castle was seized by Royalists during the Second English Civil War of 1648–49. In the 18th and 19th centuries the building was altered to form a private house for the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Today in the care of English Heritage and open to the public. A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1013381 The gardens of the castle are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade II, and there is much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000291
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Image Location
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51.199713
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1.401796