1. The Eastern Cow did not survive very long, the Castle being demolished soon after it was built. All that remains of Henry VIII’s fort on the eastern side of the Medina is the name and the racing mark off Old Castle Point. To modernise The Royal Yacht Squadron ( West Cows Fort) Stone for this work from the demolition of the second East Cowes Castle built by John Nash.
 

1. Sources: http://www.rys.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=47

2. Many people think the old bathing house at the end of esplanade is the fort, however the exact location of the fort is thought to be further west and was probably built on shifting sands and thus was easily undermined by the sea. Once it was abandoned the building stone is thougth to have been spirirted away stone by stone by the locals. 

2. Sources: Royal Yacht Sqaudron lecture 12th March 2010.