Hurst Castle

Hampshire, England · United Kingdom

Hurst Castle, United Kingdom
Photo: Ian Stannard from Southsea, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Reached along a long shingle spit, this Tudor fort was later extended with massive armoured wing batteries in the Victorian era. It guards the narrow western entrance to the Solent opposite the Isle of Wight.

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