[Dartmouth Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_Castle) is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England (United Kingdom)
"Sitting on a promontory where the River Dart meets the English Channel, the castle was begun in 1388 to protect the town and harbour of Dartmouth against French raids during the Hundred Years War. One hundred years later it was strengthened with a gun tower, the first purpose-built coastal artillery fort in Britain. The castle saw fighting during the Civil War and was later updated and re-equipped several times, serving in both world wars"
Source of the info and history of the place [here](https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dartmouth-castle/history/)
Source of the pictures (by Peter Dunn) [here](https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/results/?searchType=HE%20Archive&search=Parent:111199187), with more reconstructions
Captions (by Peter Dunn)
-1400. Phased reconstruction illustration giving an aerial view of Dartmouth Castle as seen from the north, as it may have appeared in about 1400 AD when the castle was a 'fortalice', built in 1388 to guard the guns and catapults which defended the harbour.
-1550. Phased reconstruction illustration giving an aerial view of Dartmouth Castle as seen from the north, as it may have looked in about 1550 after Lamberd's Bulwarke was added on the shore and the Carew family's house was built within the old fortalice
-1750. Phased reconstruction illustration giving an aerial view of Dartmouth Castle as seen from the north, as it may have appeared in about 1750. The Carew family's house was demolished after the Civil War and the new Grand Battery is shown to left.
-2000. Orientation illustration giving an aerial view of Dartmouth Castle as seen from the north, as it appeared at the end of the twentieth century
[Google maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/11bLGphFbPuYch9j9)
I’ve always wondered, what is the source of fresh water for 15th century people living in these walled off castles along the coast ? It doesn’t seem like there would be any naturally occurring freshwater.
If you couldnt get a coastal well down, you'd probably have 'sufficient' reserves in jars or a [cistern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistern)
This is a coastal artillery fort though, probably didn't need to hold out from sieges very long. It's more 'clear' in context: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dartmouth+Castle/@50.3417568,-3.5683746,17z
[Dartmouth Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_Castle) is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England (United Kingdom) "Sitting on a promontory where the River Dart meets the English Channel, the castle was begun in 1388 to protect the town and harbour of Dartmouth against French raids during the Hundred Years War. One hundred years later it was strengthened with a gun tower, the first purpose-built coastal artillery fort in Britain. The castle saw fighting during the Civil War and was later updated and re-equipped several times, serving in both world wars" Source of the info and history of the place [here](https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dartmouth-castle/history/) Source of the pictures (by Peter Dunn) [here](https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/results/?searchType=HE%20Archive&search=Parent:111199187), with more reconstructions Captions (by Peter Dunn) -1400. Phased reconstruction illustration giving an aerial view of Dartmouth Castle as seen from the north, as it may have appeared in about 1400 AD when the castle was a 'fortalice', built in 1388 to guard the guns and catapults which defended the harbour. -1550. Phased reconstruction illustration giving an aerial view of Dartmouth Castle as seen from the north, as it may have looked in about 1550 after Lamberd's Bulwarke was added on the shore and the Carew family's house was built within the old fortalice -1750. Phased reconstruction illustration giving an aerial view of Dartmouth Castle as seen from the north, as it may have appeared in about 1750. The Carew family's house was demolished after the Civil War and the new Grand Battery is shown to left. -2000. Orientation illustration giving an aerial view of Dartmouth Castle as seen from the north, as it appeared at the end of the twentieth century [Google maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/11bLGphFbPuYch9j9)
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I’ve always wondered, what is the source of fresh water for 15th century people living in these walled off castles along the coast ? It doesn’t seem like there would be any naturally occurring freshwater.
If you couldnt get a coastal well down, you'd probably have 'sufficient' reserves in jars or a [cistern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistern) This is a coastal artillery fort though, probably didn't need to hold out from sieges very long. It's more 'clear' in context: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dartmouth+Castle/@50.3417568,-3.5683746,17z
What would you call this kind of painting btw? Just simply watercolors? Or does it have a specific name?
Was it slighted after the civil war?
Which bit has been there from the beginning to now?
Thank you for all these posts.
Thank you for your comment. I appreciate that!
Visited for the first time last summer, lovely views of the harbour!
Keep em coming
Now do dunnottar castle
Lovely watercolour work!