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Portchester Castle
Portchester Castle, Fareham |
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castle
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parish:
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Fareham
Hampshire
SU6204
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HANTSLOC.t
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25inch County Series map -- Hants LXXV.15 |
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description
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The place is described in text Cox 1738
- Hampshire
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Cox 1738
Here was a large Castle remaining in Mr. Camden's Days, which commanded a
free Prospect of all the Harbours below
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old map
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Portchester
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- castle - Portesdowne Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
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Norden 1607
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(NRD1SU60.jpg)
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description
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Porchester Castle
The place is described in text Keer 1620
- Hantshire
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Keer 1620
... the Coast strengthened with many strong Castles, such as ... Porchester,
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old map
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Shown on an old map by Waghenaer 1583
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Waghenaer 1583
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(WAG1GAZ.jpg)
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old map
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Portchester
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- castle - Southamtoniae
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Saxton 1575
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(SAX1SU60.jpg)
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description
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Portechester castelle
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43
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Leland 1535-43
... the West Part of Portesmuth Haven.
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The castelle of Portchester standith a 3. miles by water from Portesmuth
toune.
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Portus Ardaoni
otherwise: Ardaoneon; Portum Adurni
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Roman Place Names
The Ravenna Cosmography lists:-
ARDAONEON
The Notitia Digintatum has:-
Praepositus numeri exploratorum, PORTUM ADURNI
The name refers to a 'height', by which to identify the port, which could be
Portsdown; the place is probably the roman fort at Portchester, SU6204.
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