What is recorded here

The National Heritage List for England records Dartmouth Castle 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.

Dartmouth Castle was built by the Order of St John in the 14th century, specifically between 1301 and 1311, to protect the River Dart and control access to the port of Dartmouth. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval coastal defence and as a key site in the history of maritime trade and military strategy in southern England.

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