The remains of a Tudor artillery fort, built around 1541. Bastion earthworks were added in around 1623, and the castle was abandoned in 1644-5. Sections of outer wall remain, the earthworks have been landscaped as public gardens. The ruins of this fort and its associated earthworks are visible on recent aerial photographs. Part of the fort appears to have broken off and now lies on the forshore below (MDO29864).
| --- | SDO12524 - Unpublished document: Bellamy, P S. 2010. Geotechnical Borehole, Sandsfoot Castle, Old Castle Road, Weymouth, Dorset. Archaeological Observations and Recording. |
| --- | SDO15355 - Unpublished document: Bellamy, P S and Trevarthen, M. 2011. Sandsfoot Castle, Old Castle Road, Weymouth, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation, October 2010. |
| <1> | SWX1540 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1903. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. |
| <2> | SDO149 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset. Volume Two (South East) Part II. 336-338. |
| <3> | SDO23 - Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1914. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 35. 27-40. |
| <4> | SWX1760 - (No record type): Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England 3 12 77 82. |
| <5> | SWX1169 - Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments F1 GCS. 13-AUG-54. |
| <6> | SDO11900 - Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Field Investigators Comments F2 JGB. 01-AUG-80. |
| <7> | SWX8753 - Digital archive: Unknown. pre-2004. Collection of Digitised Tithe Maps. p108. |
| <8> | SDO12622 - Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 15-OCT-2010. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009. |