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Calshot
The soldiers and coastguards at Calshot that December, were completely unaware of the goings on at Kittyhawk as they prepared for Christmas. But within ten years this event would change this lonely spit of landy in a way that nobody imagined. Within seven a band of enthusiasts formed The Hampshire A...
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CALSHOT CASTLE
A circular blockhouse with a three storey central keep erected in 1540 to protect Southampton Water. The outer walls were lowered in 1774 and the gatehouse rebuilt to provide more living space. The south east battery was added in 1895 as the six new Quick Firing guns could not be fitted inside the c...
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Calshot Castle
While traveling in the southern part of England near Southampton, I decided to visit Calshot Castle, its about 2 miles SE of Fawley along the B3053, it was quite a twisty road and I thought I'd never get there, then I thought I had gone wrong as up ahead were sailboats and people in wetsuits and jet...
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Calshot
A critical element in the improvement of the defences of the south coast by Henry VIII was the protection of the Solent, for this stretch of water gave access to the important ports of Portsmouth and Southampton. Calshot Castle and Hurst Castle were both strategically situated to provide their prote...
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