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Brownsea Castle

grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom
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Brownsea Castle

Summary

Brownsea Castle is a castle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Brownsea Castle is located in Studland[3].
  • Brownsea Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Brownsea Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Brownsea Castle's instance of is recorded as fort[6].
  • Brownsea Castle's founder is recorded as Henry VIII of England[7].
  • Brownsea Castle's maintained by is recorded as National Trust[8].
  • Brownsea Castle is operated by John Lewis Partnership[9].
  • Brownsea Castle is part of Device Forts[10].
  • Brownsea Castle's Commons category is recorded as Branksea Castle[11].
  • 1545 marks the founding of Brownsea Castle[12].
  • Brownsea Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SZ0304887646[13].
  • Brownsea Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.6883, 'lon': -1.95826}[14].
  • Brownsea Castle's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brownsea-island[15].
  • Brownsea Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[16].
  • Brownsea Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[17].
  • Brownsea Castle's historic county is recorded as Dorset[18].

Body

Geography

Brownsea Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Studland[3]. It is part of Device Forts[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[5] and fort[6]. Brownsea Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[17].

History and Context

1545 marks the founding of Brownsea Castle[12].

Why It Matters

Brownsea Castle has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Henry VIII of England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Part of → Device Forts
    Short name → Brownsea
    Operator → John Lewis Partnership
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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