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Southsea Castle
Southsea Castle
(early in its history also known as
Chaderton Castle
) is one of
Henry VIII
's
Device Forts
, also known as Henrician Castles. It was built in 1544 on the waterfront at the southern end of
Portsea Island
, an area that later became named
Southsea
after the castle. The castle was built to guard the eastern entrance to the
Solent
and entrance to
Portsmouth Harbour
.
Henry VIII
watched the
Mary Rose
sink from near this location.
English Heritage
have designated it a
Scheduled Ancient Monument
.
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