Southsea Castle, historically also known as Chaderton Castle, South Castle and Portsea Castle, is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII on Portsea Island, Hampshire, in 1544. It forme
The castle from a 1577 plan; A - east gun platform; B - south bastion; C - keep; D - north bastion and bridge; E - west gun platform
The Cowdray engraving of the castle during the Battle of the Solent, based on an original painting from between 1545–48
Looking west from the castle, past the lighthouse towards Portsmouth