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Cowes Castle stands on the Isle of Wight as the home of the Royal Yacht Squadron, a maritime institution rather than a feudal fortress. Its rooms and waters serve yachting tradition, not medieval defence. The castle shape suggests old power, but the living purpose is sail, ceremony and seamanship.

Cowes Castle - Royal Yacht Squadron is shown as a castle on the public map of Isle of Wight. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.

Cowes Castle was built in the 15th century by the Bishop of Winchester to protect the Isle of Wight from pirate attacks and French invasions. It is remembered for its strategic military role and as an early example of coastal defense architecture in England.

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