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Westgate

Western Esplanade, Southampton, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 2380 833333
 

This is probably the most historical landmark in Southampton, as out through this gate went Henry V and his entire army to Agincourt, the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World and thousands of servicemen to World War II. Located on the western walls, it was built after the French Raid of 1338, when pirates stormed into the town and pilfered the town's rich stock of silver. King Edward III was furious and ordered the town to defend itself by constructing the Westgate. If you stand underneath and look up you will see the holes through which enemies could be shot or stoned. A double portcullis could also be dropped down to trap them like rats in a cage (look for the resulting grooves).

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