Yarmouth Castle
Isle
of Wight England
SZ
354-898
Yarmouth
Castle is the last stone artillery fortress built for Henry VIII, in 1547.
Built with no central tower, the main rectangular block has a square battery to
the front and an early arrow-head bastion, on the exposed angle. Visit pending.
10 miles east is Carisbrooke Castle.
Yarmouth Castle is located in the village centre, next to the car ferry terminal on Quay Street. 10 miles west of Newport on the B3054.
The site is owned by English Heritage and is open, Sunday to Thursday April to September 11:00-4:00pm, Saturday and Sunday October to March 11:00-4:00pm. There is a car park nearby.
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