Sightseeing in HAMPSHIRE

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Sightseeing in HAMPSHIRE
Sightseeing in HAMPSHIRE

CALSHOT CASTLE, Hampshire
King Henry VIII chose Calshot Spit as the site for an artillery fort, to defend Southampton from enemy attacks from the English Channel via The Solent.

Completed in 1540, the keep was built with stone from Beaulieu Abbey, which had only just been demolished by Henry VIII as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

In 1584, Queen Elizabeth I funded the repair of Calshot Castle as part of its precautions against a possible invasion from Spain or the Netherlands. At the time, fire had destroyed a large part of the Castle keep.

he Timber repairs needed 127 trees from the New Forest to complete the castle’s Restoration.

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Taken on: October 1, 2022
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