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Sandsfoot Castle的点评
点评：I was very keen to visit Sandsfoot Castle and am glad that I did, even though it is now merely an impressive Tudor ruin.
A relative baby in Castle terms, this structure, built to defend this part of the coast from the French and Spanish, was completed in 1541 during the reign of King Henry VIII, on whose orders it was constructed.
Alas that it's greatest and most formidable enemies turned out not to be France or Spain, but rather the weather and the sea. The castle, within 100 years or so, was well on its way to becoming the ruin we now see today, as coastal erosion dragged the gun floors into the sea, rendering it all but useless.
Over time, as the threat from Europe presumably became less, the stone was robbed for other building projects in Weymouth, most notably the town bridge which still stands today.
In 1930 it was closed to the public due to being unsafe, and what remains today would almost certainly have been entirely condemned had it not been for the great efforts of local groups (Friends of Rodwell Trail & Sandsfoot Castle) and the Heritage Lottery Fund back in 2012, who worked to get the castle back open to the public.
Sadly for me the castle is now, yet again, closed to the public due to health and safety. You can still get up close enough to it to get a real feel for it, and you can still appreciate it's commanding position and stunning views across the harbour - you just can't go into it.
Hopefully, the ever officious clipboard brigade will ultimately pass it safe once more, and people will be allowed back in to experience this castle's unique charm. I know that I would certainly return to do so.
A relative baby in Castle terms, this structure, built to defend this part of the coast from the French and Spanish, was completed in 1541 during the reign of King Henry VIII, on whose orders it was constructed.
Alas that it's greatest and most formidable enemies turned out not to be France or Spain, but rather the weather and the sea. The castle, within 100 years or so, was well on its way to becoming the ruin we now see today, as coastal erosion dragged the gun floors into the sea, rendering it all but useless.
Over time, as the threat from Europe presumably became less, the stone was robbed for other building projects in Weymouth, most notably the town bridge which still stands today.
In 1930 it was closed to the public due to being unsafe, and what remains today would almost certainly have been entirely condemned had it not been for the great efforts of local groups (Friends of Rodwell Trail & Sandsfoot Castle) and the Heritage Lottery Fund back in 2012, who worked to get the castle back open to the public.
Sadly for me the castle is now, yet again, closed to the public due to health and safety. You can still get up close enough to it to get a real feel for it, and you can still appreciate it's commanding position and stunning views across the harbour - you just can't go into it.
Hopefully, the ever officious clipboard brigade will ultimately pass it safe once more, and people will be allowed back in to experience this castle's unique charm. I know that I would certainly return to do so.
翻译：我非常渴望参观桑兹福特城堡，并且很高兴我去了，尽管它如今只是一座令人印象深刻的都铎王朝遗址。
这座城堡相对而言还只是个婴儿，它是为了抵御法国和西班牙的入侵而建造的，于1541年在亨利八世国王统治期间竣工，而它也正是在他的命令下建造的。
可惜的是，它最强大、最可怕的敌人并非法国或西班牙，而是气候和海洋。在大约100年的时间里，这座城堡逐渐变成了我们今天所见的废墟，海岸侵蚀将炮台拖入海中，使其几乎毫无用处。
随着时间的推移，来自欧洲的威胁可能逐渐减弱，这些石材被盗用于韦茅斯的其他建筑项目，其中最著名的就是至今仍屹立不倒的城镇桥梁。
1930年，由于安全隐患，城堡对公众关闭。如果不是当地团体（罗德韦尔步道和桑兹福特城堡之友）以及遗产彩票基金在2012年的努力，城堡重新向公众开放，如今的遗迹几乎肯定会被彻底废弃。
令我难过的是，由于健康和安全原因，城堡现在再次对公众关闭。你仍然可以近距离接触它，感受它的魅力，欣赏它居高临下的位置和海港的壮丽景色——只是不能进去了。
希望那些爱管闲事的“剪贴板大队”最终能再次安全通过，让人们再次被允许进入城堡，体验它独特的魅力。我知道我一定会再来。
这座城堡相对而言还只是个婴儿，它是为了抵御法国和西班牙的入侵而建造的，于1541年在亨利八世国王统治期间竣工，而它也正是在他的命令下建造的。
可惜的是，它最强大、最可怕的敌人并非法国或西班牙，而是气候和海洋。在大约100年的时间里，这座城堡逐渐变成了我们今天所见的废墟，海岸侵蚀将炮台拖入海中，使其几乎毫无用处。
随着时间的推移，来自欧洲的威胁可能逐渐减弱，这些石材被盗用于韦茅斯的其他建筑项目，其中最著名的就是至今仍屹立不倒的城镇桥梁。
1930年，由于安全隐患，城堡对公众关闭。如果不是当地团体（罗德韦尔步道和桑兹福特城堡之友）以及遗产彩票基金在2012年的努力，城堡重新向公众开放，如今的遗迹几乎肯定会被彻底废弃。
令我难过的是，由于健康和安全原因，城堡现在再次对公众关闭。你仍然可以近距离接触它，感受它的魅力，欣赏它居高临下的位置和海港的壮丽景色——只是不能进去了。
希望那些爱管闲事的“剪贴板大队”最终能再次安全通过，让人们再次被允许进入城堡，体验它独特的魅力。我知道我一定会再来。
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