Fort Cumberland (England)
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Fort Cumberland is a pentagonal artillery fortification erected to guard the entrance to Langstone Harbour, east of the Dockyard of Portsmouth on the south coast of England. It was sited to protect the Royal Navy Dockyard, by preventing enemy forces from landing in Langstone Harbour and attacking from the landward side. Fort Cumberland is widely recognised as the finest example of a bastion trace fort in England. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II* listed building
For other uses, see Fort Cumberland (disambiguation).
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Fort Cumberland | |
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Type | Palmerston fort |
Location | Southsea |
Coordinates | 50°47′20″N 1°1′57″W |
OS grid reference | SZ 68283 99138 |
Area | Hampshire |
Built | 1785–1812 |
Owner | English Heritage |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Fort Cumberland, City of Portsmouth |
Designated | 30 October 1969 |
Reference no. | 1104273 |
Official name | Fort Cumberland |
Designated | 16 March 1964 |
Reference no. | 1015700 |
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