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I was wondering if anyone could help me? I am trying to findout whether Portland Castle had a twin fortification built in or around Henry VIII's reign? I was told it did but I can find no mention of any other battery or fortification on Portland. Many thanks. There is another castle on Portland, which I forgot about - Rufus Castle or Bow and Arrow Castle, whic DOES have earlier origins. Sorry for the confusion JamesLancaster Hi, AJR Sandsfoot Castle across the bay was used in tandem with Portland Castle, although there was a castle here before the reign of Henry VIII. Being from Southampton, I suspect you will have no difficulty locating this.
Best regards JamesLancaster Excellent - thanks for the reply. A Knight AJR
Curious why you say that a castle already existed at Sandsfoot before Portland was built. Appreciate Sandsfoot may have been completed slightly earlier than Portland, but everything I have read always infers they were designed as a pair. AJR I stand corrected on that. While Portland Castle was built in 1541, Sandsfoot Castle was built in 1539. A Knight is correct in that it was built in the same era. AJR See the following link for another discussion on this topic. http://www.castlesontheweb.com/quest/Forum12/HTML/000316.html
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