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West Cowes Castle

castle in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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West Cowes Castle

Summary

West Cowes Castle is a castle[1].

Key Facts

  • West Cowes Castle is located in Cowes[2].
  • West Cowes Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • West Cowes Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[4].
  • West Cowes Castle's instance of is recorded as fort[5].
  • West Cowes Castle is part of Device Forts[6].
  • West Cowes Castle's Commons category is recorded as Cowes Castle[7].
  • 1539 marks the founding of West Cowes Castle[8].
  • West Cowes Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SZ4937496559[9].
  • West Cowes Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.7665, 'lon': -1.30125}[10].
  • West Cowes Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[11].
  • West Cowes Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[12].
  • West Cowes Castle's historic county is recorded as Hampshire[13].

Body

Geography

West Cowes Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Cowes[2]. It is part of Device Forts[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[4] and fort[5]. West Cowes Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[12].

History and Context

1539 marks the founding of West Cowes Castle[8].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Part of → Device Forts
    Short name → West Cowes
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Cowes
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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