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Bovisand Fort

In or near Plymouth.

Bovisand Fort — Coastal fort in Devon, England.

Bovisand Fort

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Bovisand Fort is a fort in south west. Established 1861. (Coastal fort in Devon, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Fort Bovisand is a fort in Devon, England near the beach of Bovisand. It was built as a result of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom which reported in 1860. It is located on the mainland to defend the entrance of Plymouth Sound, at the narrows opposite the east end of Plymouth Breakwater. The fort is beside Bovisand harbour."

Coordinates
50.3367, -4.1263
Established
1861

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