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JamesLancaster
Member 		posted 07-23-2005 03:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JamesLancaster   Click Here to Email JamesLancaster     Edit/Delete Message
Hi,

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.

AJR
Moderator 		posted 07-23-2005 03:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AJR     Edit/Delete Message
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
Member 		posted 07-23-2005 04:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JamesLancaster   Click Here to Email JamesLancaster     Edit/Delete Message
Excellent - thanks for the reply.

A Knight
Senior Member 		posted 09-04-2005 09:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for A Knight   Click Here to Email A Knight     Edit/Delete Message
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
Moderator 		posted 09-05-2005 07:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AJR     Edit/Delete Message
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.

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

AJR
Moderator 		posted 09-05-2005 07:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AJR     Edit/Delete Message
See the following link for another discussion on this topic. http://www.castlesontheweb.com/quest/Forum12/HTML/000316.html

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