Memorials & monuments · North East England
Clifford's Fort
Clifford's Fort in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Clifford's Fort is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Clifford's Fort was a defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during the Anglo-Dutch Wars in the 17th century. It subsequently served as a submarine mining depot and survives today as a scheduled monument in the historic Fish Quay area of North Shields, Tyne and Wear, in North East England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.0098, -1.4335
- Address
- Fish Quay, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
- Phone
- +44 191 257 4506
- Established
- 1672
- Official site
- oldlowlight.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17644365 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Clifford's Fort (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clifford's Fort?
- Clifford's Fort is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Clifford's Fort built?
- Built or established in 1672.
- Who owns Clifford's Fort?
- Clifford's Fort is owned by | owner =.