Coastal defence, castles
Morden's Hampshire 1695
Inland castles are included in the list.
'modern' name (parish; ngr) = old name (hundred) if given
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Norden's map of Hampshire, 1595-1607, plotted the position of
all the castles in Hampshire for coastal defence; the
possibility of invasion was real, the Armada came only a few
years before. Robert Morden's map, 1695, shows fewer;
the times were more settled, invasion threatened less? |
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use the back button. Inland castles are included in the list. 'modern' name (parish; ngr) = old name (hundred) if given |
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Calshot Castle (Fawley parish; SU488025) = Calshot castle (New Forrest Hundred) |
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Hurst Castle (Milford-on-Sea parish; SZ3189) = Hurst Cast (Christchurch Hundred) |
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Malwood Castle (Minstead parish; SU277121) = Malwood Castle and lodge (New Forrest Hundred) |
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Southsea Castle (Portsmouth parish; SZ6498) = Southsea Cas (Portesdown Hundred) |
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St Andrew's Castle (Hamble parish; SU4806?)
= St Andrews cas (Waltham Hundred)
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References
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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excellent references Saunders, Andrew: 1997: Channel Defences: Batsford:: ISBN 0 7134 7595 1 :: Defence of the Realm: (unpublished):: interpretive planning for Portsmouth and the surrounding area Fox, Russell: 1991 (Nov): Portsmouth's Ramparts Revisited: Fortress: no 11: pp29-38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) |
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