Queenborough Castle, also known as Sheppey Castle, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in England was built on the orders of King Edward III from 1361 and named in honour his wife, Queen Philippa. It was the first concentric castle to be built in England, and the only royal castle to be new-built in England during the Late Middle Ages. Overlooking the Swale, then an important waterway approaching the River Medway, Queenborough Castle formed part of the country's coastal defences until 1650 when it was declared to be unfit for use and was almost completely demolished shortly afterwards.

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Location: Sheppey Castle, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England
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