Frindsbury Extra, United Kingdom
Upnor Castle
Frindsbury Extra, United Kingdom
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort on the west bank of the River Medway in Kent, in the village of Upnor, opposite and a short distance downriver from Chatham Dockyard. Built between 1559 and 1567 on the orders of Elizabeth I, and designed by Richard Lee, it is constructed of rag-stone and brick. It was intended to protect the dockyard and Royal Navy ships anchored in the Medway, later became a naval ammunition depot, and is now an English Heritage property.
- Built
- Type
- castle, military museum
- Materials
- rag-stone, brick
- Heritage
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
- Place
- Frindsbury Extra, United Kingdom
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