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Hurst Castle - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Bastion, Beachhead, Bishop, Blockhouse, Bridgehead, Bunker, Chateau, Chessman, Citadel, Court, Donjon, Fort, Fortress, Garrison, Hall, Hold, Keep, King, Knight, Man, Manor, Mansion

Hurst Castle is one of Henry VIII's Device Forts built at the end of a long shingle spit at the west end of the Solent to guard the approaches to Portsmouth, and given extensive new wing batteries after the 1859 Royal Commission report. The castle is now owned by English Heritage.


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