Drake's Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:access by boat only
gptkbp:area 6.5 acres
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:distanceFromPlymouth about 600 meters
gptkbp:ecosystem home to seabirds and marine life
gptkbp:firstFortified 16th century
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:castle
gptkb:military
gptkb:prison
religious retreat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drake's Island
gptkbp:latitude 50.3647
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Plymouth_Sound
gptkbp:longitude -4.1622
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sir_Francis_Drake
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:United_States_Army
lighthouse
artillery batteries
gptkbp:notableEvent used as a prison for Royalists during the English Civil War
site of World War II defenses
site of military fortifications during Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:openToPublic 2021
gptkbp:owner Morgan Phillips (as of 2019)
gptkbp:previousOwner gptkb:Plymouth_City_Council
gptkbp:region gptkb:Devon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plymouth_Sound
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5