Deal Castle

Website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConProperty.179

Classification Historic Building

DescriptionDeal Castle is one of the finest Tudor artillery castles in England. It is among the earliest and most elaborate of a chain of coastal forts, which also includes Calshot, Camber, Walmer and Pendennis Castles. Most were built at great speed between 1539 and 1542 by order of King Henry VIII, who feared an invasion by the Catholic powers of Europe. Its squat, rounded turrets were designed to deflect incoming cannon balls, and acted as platforms from which to fire barrages from increasingly sophisticated artillery pieces. The fort guarded the sheltered anchorage of ‘the Downs' – the stretch of water between the shore and the hazardous Goodwin Sands, a graveyard of ships. Today you can explore the whole of the castle from the storerooms to the first-floor captain's residence. A pleasant cycle path links Deal and Walmer Castles along the beachfront.

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The Address, , Deal, CT41 7BA

Phone01304 372762

DateAug 10, 2006

Contact NameEnglish Heritage

CategoryEngland > Kent
England > Kent > Attractions in Dover

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