Forts & fortresses in United Kingdom
133 forts & fortresses in United Kingdom. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Archcliffe Fort Archcliffe Fort is a former military installation in Dover, England. It is situated at the… Bayard's Cove Fort Bayard's Cove Fort, also known historically as Berescove or Bearscore Castle, is an Englis… Beacon Hill Battery Beacon Hill Battery (also known as Beacon Hill Fort) is a late-19th and 20th century coast… Bembridge Fort Bembridge Fort (map reference SZ624861) is a fort built on the highest point of Bembridge … Blacknor Fort Blacknor Fort is a 20th-century fort on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is locat… Bowden Battery Bowden Fort is a former 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on Na… Brownsea Castle Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort … Calshot Castle Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshi… Camber Castle Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, bu… Chapel Bay Fort Chapel Bay Fort is located on the southern shore of the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokesh… Charlemont Fort Chudleigh Fort Chudleigh Fort is an ornamental fort in East-the-Water, a suburb of Bideford in Devon in t… Cliffe Fort Cliffe Fort is a disused artillery fort built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the Ri… Clifford's Fort Clifford's Fort was a defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during … Coalhouse Fort Coalhouse Fort is an artillery fort in the eastern English county of Essex. It was built i… Cockham Wood Fort Cockham Wood Fort was constructed in 1669 on the north bank of the River Medway in Kent in… Cromwell's Castle Cromwell's Castle is an artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tr… Crownhill Fort Crownhill Fort is a Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in Crownhill as part of Lord … Dale Fort Dale Fort is a mid-19th-century coastal artillery fort at Dale Head, a rocky promontory ne… Dartmouth Castle Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, Englan… Deal Castle Deal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and… Dover Castle Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was fo… Dover Western Heights The Western Heights of Dover is a series of forts and ditches in Dover, England. They were… Dymchurch Redoubt Dymchurch Grand Redoubt is a fortification at Palmarsh on the coast of Kent in England, bu… East Cowes Castle The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artill… Eastbourne Redoubt Eastbourne Redoubt is a circular coastal defence fort at Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the s… Efford Fort Fort Efford is a former 19th-century Fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on Na… Egg Buckland Keep Egg Buckland Keep is a former 19th-century fortified barracks, built as a result of the Ro… Fort Albert Fort Albert (map reference SZ330890) is a tower fort nestling under the cliffs south-west … Fort Albert Fort Albert is a fort on the Island of Alderney, currently part of the Bailiwick of Guerns… Fort Amherst Fort Amherst is a Napoleonic-era military fortress in Chatham, Kent, England. It was const… Fort Austin Fort Austin is a former 19th-century Fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on Na… Fort Belan Fort Belan (alternative: Belan Fort, pronounced: Bell-ann) is a coastal fortress in North … Fort Blockhouse Fort Blockhouse is a former military establishment in Gosport, Hampshire, England, and the… Fort Borstal Fort Borstal was built as an afterthought from the 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of… Fort Bovisand Fort Bovisand is a fort in Devon, England near the beach of Bovisand. It was built as a re… Fort Bridgewoods The site of Fort Bridgewoods is on the outskirts of Rochester, Medway in the United Kingdo… Fort Brockhurst Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, and a scheduled monum… Fort Burgoyne Fort Burgoyne, originally known as Castle Hill Fort, was built in the 1860s as one of the … Fort Charlotte Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five side… Fort Clarence Fort Cumberland Fort Cumberland is a pentagonal artillery fortification erected to guard the entrance to L… Fort Darland Fort Darland was a post-mediaeval infantry fort built from 1870 to 1900 as part of the def… Fort Darnet Fort Darnet is a nineteenth-century military installation on the River Medway in Kent, Eng… Fort Elson Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost po… Fort Fareham Fort Fareham is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Fareham, England. After the Gosport Advanc… Fort George Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Invernes… Fort Gilkicker Fort Gilkicker is a historic Palmerston fort built at the eastern end of Stokes Bay, Gospo… Fort Gomer Fort Gomer was one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the southernmost and firs… Fort Grange Fort Grange is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. After Gomer and Elson for… Fort Hoo Hoo Fort is a nineteenth-century military installation on the River Medway in Kent, Englan… Fort Horsted Fort Horsted is a scheduled monument (Monument Number 416040) that lies in the Horsted Val… Fort Hubberstone Fort Hubberstone, on the west side of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, is a Grade II* Listed … Fort Ile de Raz Fort Ile de Raz is a fort on the small Ile de Raz, an islet off the coast of Alderney. The… Fort Luton Fort Luton was built between 1876 and 1892 south of Chatham, Medway, South East England.
I… Fort Matilda Fort Matilda is an area of the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. Its name comes fr… Fort Monckton Fort Monckton is a historic military fort on the south-east shoreline of the Gosport penin… Fort Nelson Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt in the English county of Hampshire, is one of… Fort Paull Fort Paull is a gun battery situated on the north bank of the Humber, near the village of … Fort Perch Rock Fort Perch Rock is a former defence installation situated at the mouth of Liverpool Bay in… Fort Pitt Fort Pitt is a Napoleonic era fort on the high ground of the boundary between Chatham and … Fort Rowner Fort Rowner is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England.
Built circa 1858 as part … Fort Southwick Fort Southwick is one of the forts found on Portsdown Hill, which overlooks the naval base… Fort St. Catherine Fort St. Catherine, or Fort St. Catherine's (as it is usually referred to), is a coastal a… Fort Stamford Stamford Fort is a 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on Nationa… Fort Victoria Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the Isle of Wight, England (grid reference SZ33… Fort Widley Fort Widley is one of the forts built on top of Portsdown Hill between 1860 and 1868 on th… Freshwater Redoubt Freshwater Redoubt, also known as Fort Redoubt (map reference SZ345856), is an old Palmers… Garrison Point Fort Garrison Point Fort is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point p… Golden Hill Fort Golden Hill Fort was a defensible barracks at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, built as… Grain Fort Grain Fort is a former artillery fort located just east of the village of Grain, Kent. It … Grange Redoubt Grange Redoubt, also known as one of the two Twydall Redoubts, was constructed in 1885. It… Grey Point Fort Grey Point Fort (map reference J45698325) is a battery located at Helen's Bay on the south… HM Fort Roughs HM Fort Roughs is one of several World War II installations that were designed by Guy Maun… Harry's Walls Harry's Walls are the remains of an unfinished artillery fort, started in 1551 by the gove… Harwich Redoubt Harwich Redoubt is a circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of Harwich, Essex from… Henley Fort Henley Fort is a Victorian fort near Guildford, Surrey, at the eastern end of the 'Hog's B… Horse Sand Fort Horse Sand Fort or Horse Sands Fort is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the… Hull Castle Hull Castle was an artillery fort in Kingston upon Hull in England. Together with two supp… Humber Forts The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the Humber Estuary in northe… Hurst Castle Hurst Castle is an artillery fort established by Henry VIII on the Hurst Spit in Hampshire… Inner Pierhead Fort Inner Pierhead Fort is a 19th-century fort built to defend Portland Harbour at the Isle of… Landguard Fort Landguard Fort is a fort at the mouth of the River Orwell outside Felixstowe, Suffolk, des… Littlehampton Redoubt Littlehampton Redoubt, usually known as Littlehampton Fort, was built in 1854 to protect t… Lumps Fort Lumps Fort is a disused fortification built on Portsea Island as part of the defences for … Mersea Fort Mersea Fort, also known as Cudmore Grove Blockhouse, was an artillery fort established by … Multi-period site on Brean Down Brean Down Fort was a Victorian naval fortification designed to protect the Bristol Channe… Nab Tower The Nab Tower is a tower originally planned for anti-submarine protection in the English C… Netley Castle Netley Castle is a former artillery fort constructed in either 1542 or 1544 by Henry VIII … New Tavern Fort New Tavern Fort is an historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent. Dating mostly from the 1… Newhaven Fort Newhaven Fort is a Palmerston fort built in the 19th century to defend the harbour at Newh… No Man's Land Fort No Man's Land Fort, also referred to as No Man's Fort, is a sea fort in the Solent, near P… Nothe Fort Nothe Fort is a fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, situated at the end of the Nothe Penins… Parson's Lodge Battery Parson's Lodge Battery is a coastal battery and fort in the British Overseas Territory of … Pendennis Castle Pendennis Castle (Cornish: Kastel Penndinas) is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VII… Picklecombe Fort Fort Picklecombe stands on the extreme south eastern coast of Cornwall, a couple of miles … Popton Fort Popton Fort, a Grade II* Listed Building, is a Palmerston fort completed in 1864 as part o… Portland Breakwater Fort The Portland Breakwater Fort is a 19th-century fort, built between 1868-1875 to defend Por… Portland Castle Portland Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland, Do… Salcombe Castle Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sand… Sandgate Castle Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in K… Sandown Castle Sandown Castle was a Device Fort built at Sandown on the Isle of Wight by Henry VIII in 15… Sandown Castle Sandown Castle was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Sandown, Kent, between 1… Sandown Fort Sandown Fort (map reference SZ597839) is a fort built in Sandown on the Isle of Wight in t… Sandsfoot Castle Sandsfoot Castle, also known historically as Weymouth Castle, is an artillery fort constru… Scoveston Fort Scoveston Fort, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, U.K., is a G… Scraesdon Fort Scraesdon Fort, near the village of Antony, is one of several forts in South East Cornwall… Shivering Sands Army Fort Shivering Sands Army Fort [U7] was a Maunsell army fort built near the Thames estuary for … Shoreham Fort Shoreham Redoubt (also known as Shoreham Fort, Old Fort or Kingston Redoubt) is a historic… Shorncliffe Redoubt Shorncliffe Redoubt is a British Napoleonic earthwork fort. The site is approximately 300 … Shornemead Fort Shornemead Fort is a now-disused artillery fort that was built in the 1860s to guard the e… Shoulsbury castle Shoulsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort close to Challacombe in Devon, England. It take… Slough Fort Slough Fort is a small artillery fort that was built at Allhallows-on-Sea in the north of … South Hook Fort South Hook Fort, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, is a Grade II* lis… Southsea Castle Southsea Castle, historically also known as Chaderton Castle, South Castle and Portsea Cas… Spitbank Fort Spitbank Fort or Spitsand Fort or Spit Sand Fort or simply Spit Fort is a sea fort built a… St Catherine's Castle St Catherine's Castle (Cornish: Kastel S. Kattryn) is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, Engl… St Catherine's Fort St Catherine's Fort is a 19th-century Palmerston Fort on St Catherine's Island, at Tenby, … St Helens Fort St Helens Fort is a sea fort in the Solent close to the Isle of Wight, one of the Palmerst… St Mawes Castle St Mawes Castle (Cornish: Kastel Lannvowsedh) is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VI… Stack Rock Fort Stack Rock Fort is a fort built on a small island in the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokes… Staddon Fort Staddon Fort is a 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National… Thorne Island Thorne Island is a rocky islet and part of the community of Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, w… Tilbury Fort Tilbury Fort, also known historically as the Thermitage Bulwark and the West Tilbury Block… Tregantle Fort Tregantle Fort in south east Cornwall is one of several forts surrounding Plymouth that we… Tynemouth Castle and Priory Tynemouth Priory and Castle is an historic site located on a promontory at the mouth of th… Verne Citadel Verne Citadel is a 19th-century citadel on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Located … Walmer Castle Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, b… West Blockhouse Fort West Blockhouse Fort is a mid-19th century coastal artillery fort at West Blockhouse Point… West Cowes Castle Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wi… Woodlands Fort Woodland (or Woodlands) Fort is a Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s as part of Lord… Woodlands Redoubt Woodlands Redoubt, also known as one of the two Twydall Redoubts, was constructed in 1888.… Yarmouth Castle Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbo…