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Henry VIII in 1539 as the northern
fort of a series of three to guard the sheltered anchorage
of The Downs. (The other two castles at Deal and Walmer remain.)
Sandown Castle was similar in design to Walmer Castle, having
a circular central keep encased by a series of four outer
bastions. Although the sea breached an outer wall in 1785,
the castle remained in use and was still fortified during
the Napoleonic Wars. However, it was largely demolished in
the late 1800s and the remaining walls incorporated in a concrete
sea wall constructed in 1989.
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