What is recorded here

Hull Castle, South Blockhouse and part of late 17th century Hull Citadel Fort at Garrison Side are scheduled monument foundations in Kingston upon Hull, England. King Henry VIII ordered the Device Fort in 1542 to defend the eastern River Hull, using brick, stone and material taken from dissolved monasteries. The curved bastions, blockhouses, moat and later Citadel worked through the English Civil War until dock builders broke the fort in 1864, leaving only buried shape and memory.

The National Heritage List for England records Hull Castle, South Blockhouse and part of late 17th century Hull Citadel Fort at Garrison Side 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.

Hull Castle was originally built in the 14th century by the monks of the nearby Holy Trinity Priory to protect the River Hull and the growing town of Kingston upon Hull. It is important as one of the earliest examples of coastal defences in England and played a significant role in the town's development and military history.

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