Coastal defence, castles

Jansson's Hampshire 1646

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coastal defence Johannes Jansson's map of Hampshire and Berkshire, 1646, shows some of the coastal defence castles marked by a circle, buildings, towers with flags, and labelled. Haselworth only has a circle; Southsea lacks a flag. No fortifications are shown at Portsmouth.

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'modern' name (parish; ngr) and old name (hundred) if given.
Calshot Castle (Fawley parish; SU488025) =Calshot castle(New Forest Hundred)
Haselworth Castle (Gosport parish; SZ6198?) =Worth castle(Titchfeild Hundred)
Hurst Castle (Milford-on-Sea parish; SZ3189) =Hurst castle(Christchurch Hundred)
Southsea Castle (Portsmouth parish; SZ6498) =South castle(Portes Downe Hundred)
St Andrew's Castle (Hamble parish; SU4806?) =St Andrews Castle(Mansbridg Hundred)
References
Saunders, A D: 1977: Hampshire Coastal Defence since the Introduction of Artillery: Royal Archaeolgical institute:: with excellent references

Saunders, Andrew: 1997: Channel Defences: Batsford:: ISBN 0 7134 7595 1

:: Defence of the Realm: (unpublished):: interpretive planning for Portsmouth and the surrounding area

Fox, Russell: 1991 (Nov): Portsmouth's Ramparts Revisited: Fortress: no 11: pp29-38

Williams-Freeman, J P: 1934: Coast of Hampshire, The: ProcHFC: 12: 218-220

Butchart, C B R: 1955: Hampshire Castles: Warren and Son (Winchester, Hampshire)



Jansson's Hampshire 1646, contents
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Map HMCMS:ACM1934.14