Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Bayard's Cove Castle is a semi-circular stone blockhouse built in the 16th century to guard the southern entrance of Dartmouth. Its thick curving wall projects into the estuary with a regular series of gun ports, while the natural cliff forms the rear. The structure served as storage in the mid 17th century and became a machine gun post during World War II. It remains a scheduled monument in South Hams, England.

The National Heritage List for England records Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built in the late 16th century by order of Queen Elizabeth I, Bayard's Cove Castle was part of the coastal defense system designed to protect England from Spanish invasion. It is remembered as one of the few surviving examples of an Elizabethan blockhouse and a key element of the nation's maritime defense history.

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