The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and Wales... 62 KB (2,700 words) - 22:21, 23 September 2023 |
building Defensive wall, a fortified wall Blanket fort or pillow fort, built by children Device Forts, in England and Wales from 1539 Hillfort, earthworks... 2 KB (325 words) - 17:56, 31 December 2022 |
Fortifications of the Isle of Wight (redirect from Forts on the Isle of Wight) a list of most of the fortifications on the island. The Palmerston Forts are forts built during the Victorian era. The name comes from their association... 7 KB (740 words) - 15:05, 29 November 2020 |
Portland Castle (category Device Forts) order, called a "device", in 1539, giving instructions for the "defence of the realm in time of invasion" and the construction of forts along the English... 28 KB (3,228 words) - 14:37, 10 February 2024 |
Coastal defence and fortification (redirect from Sea fort) defence forts were built to protect coastal forts. Through the middle 19th century, coastal forts could be bastion forts, star forts, polygonal forts, or... 26 KB (2,989 words) - 12:02, 25 April 2024 |
too close to Hull, so was disarmed when new forts were built at Sunk Island and Stallingborough. The fort was used as a training base between the wars... 6 KB (543 words) - 12:12, 28 December 2023 |
Hurst Castle (category Device Forts) artillery fort established by Henry VIII on the Hurst Spit in Hampshire, England, between 1541 and 1544. It formed part of the king's Device Forts coastal... 54 KB (6,225 words) - 22:05, 1 May 2024 |