Bembridge Fort

Bembridge Fort
Bembridge Down, Isle of Wight, England
Bembridge Fort
Bembridge Fort
Coordinates	50°40′18″N 1°07′03″W / 50.671673°N 1.117616°W / 50.671673; -1.117616
Site information
Owner	National Trust
Open to the public	No
Site history
Built	July 1867

Bembridge Fort (map reference SZ624861) is a fort built on Bembridge Down close to the village of Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built around Portsmouth during the period of the Second French Empire, as a safeguard against a perceived threat of French invasion. Construction of the fort began in May 1862 and was completed by July 1867 at a cost of £48,925.

It is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.^[1]

References

↑ "Bembridge Fort". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

External links

Palmerston Forts on the Isle of Wight

Western side	Freshwater Redoubt The Needles Battery Hatherwood Battery Warden Point Battery Golden Hill Fort Cliff End Battery Fort Albert Fort Victoria Bouldnor Battery

Eastern side	Puckpool Battery Nodes Point Battery Steynewood Battery Culver Battery Bembridge Fort Redcliff Battery Yaverland Battery Sandown Fort Sandown Barrack Battery

Solent	Spitbank Fort St Helens Fort Horse Sand Fort No Man's Land Fort

List of Palmerston Forts on the Isle of Wight

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