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Sandown Castle, Kent, England
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Sandown Castle

Kent, England

The northernmost of Henry VIII's three castles protecting the Downs, Sandown was undermined by coastal erosion and largely demolished in the 19th century.

Visiting

Current condition

Ruins

Open to the Public

Only fragments and buried remains survive in/near the seafront and community-garden area; observe local access boundaries

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Record details

Sandown Road / seafront, Deal, Kent

Henrician coastal artillery fort

Fragmentary Ruins / Site Only

1539-1540; largely demolished/eroded in the 19th century

Scheduled Monument · 1005147

Heritage listing