Calshot Castle

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OS Ref: SU487025

Last Visited: 2005

Unlike its big brother, Hurst Castle just down the coast, Calshot Castle was never that strategically important. Originally built in 1540, the exterior is largely unaltered.

The only significant alterations are inside, where a massive concrete floor was inserted over the basement when it was adapted to house a generator for the searchlights that were installed in 1896.

Check the English Heritage website for opening times etc.

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Calshot Castle and the Coastguard Tower

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The Keep Interior

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Beach Reinforcements

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A Gun Emplacement

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The Gatehouse Roof

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Fawley Oil Terminal

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Nearby is the Calshot Activities Centre housed in the old flying boat hangers. The bar/refreshment room in the main hanger does a nice line in snacks and has wonderful views across the Solent.

External Links and References

External Links
- Calshot Activities Centre
  Current occupants of the old flying boat base. Nice "Virtual Tours" of the site and the Castle
- Calshot Castle
  English Heritage Handbook Entry
- Airfields of The New Forest by Jon Honeysett
  Brief details of all the disused airfields in the New Forest from the New Forest Guide Site.
- Calshot Castle
  Brief Wikipedia Article

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