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Upnor Castle, Kent, England

Upnor Castle

Kent, England

An Elizabethan gun fort of 1559 built to protect the anchored warships of the Medway, with its timber water bastion still projecting into the river.

Current condition
Intact / in use
Coordinates
51.4111, 0.5306
Record
upnor-castle

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