Calshot Castle

Passing Shower at Calshot Castle

Oil on panel 12″ x 9″ – price TBA

Located at the end of Calshot Spit at the entrance to Southampton Water Calshot Castle is one of Henry VIII’s string of artillery forts built to guard the south coast of England. It was constructed between 1539 and 1540 reusing materials from the nearby monasteries at Netley and Beaulieu.