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Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery. With its companion fortification at East Cowes, the castle overlooked the entrance to the River Medina, an important anchorage. The invasion threat passed but the fortification continued in use until the middle of the 19th century, very briefly seeing action in 1642 during the English Civil War.

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  • Cowes Castle, auch West Cowes Castle, ist ein Fort in Cowes auf der englischen Insel Isle of Wight. Die 1539 auf Geheiß von König Heinrich VIII. zum Schutz vor einer befürchteten Invasion von Frankreich und dem heiligen römischen Reich erbaute Burg enthält eine Ringbastion, Flügelbastionen und einen Donjon. Es zählt zu den Device Forts. 1547 waren dort 17 Kanonen aufgestellt. Zusammen mit seinem Schwesterfort East Cowes Castle wachte das Fort über die Einfahrt zum , einem wichtigen Ankerplatz. Die Gefahr einer Invasion ging vorbei, aber die Festung blieb bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts in Benutzung. Militärische Aktionen gab es dort nur kurz 1642 im englischen Bürgerkrieg. (de)
  • Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery. With its companion fortification at East Cowes, the castle overlooked the entrance to the River Medina, an important anchorage. The invasion threat passed but the fortification continued in use until the middle of the 19th century, very briefly seeing action in 1642 during the English Civil War. (en)
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