Sandown Castle, Kent

Not to be confused with Sandgate Castle (further to the south), or Sandown Castle on the Isle of Wight.

Sandown Castle was one of Henry VIII's Device Forts or Henrician Castles built at Sandown, North Deal, Kent as part of Henry VIII's chain of coastal fortifications to defend England against the threat of foreign invasion. It made up a line of defences with Walmer Castle and Deal Castle to protect the strategic stretch of coast known as the Downs. These three castles were known as Castles of the Downs. It has been partially demolished by the sea, but originally it would have been identical to Walmer Castle in construction.

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
• Morley, B. M. (1976). Henry VIII and the development of coastal defence. London: H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN 0116707771
• MacFarlane, Charles (1836). The Book of Table-Talk, Vol. II, "Sandowne Castle"

See also

Henrician Castles also known as Device Forts

External links

• Read a detailed historical record on Sandown Castle

• Brief history of Sandown Castle: www.dealweb.org.uk/history-deal/sandowncastle.html