Forts · East Midlands
Haile Sand Fort
In or near Old Clee.
Haile Sand Fort is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside Central · 3.1 km
About
Haile Sand Fort is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Address: Grimsby, DN36 4HD. Coordinates: 53.5347°, 0.0342°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: LINCOLNSHIRE CORONATION COAST
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the Humber Estuary in northern England: Bull Sand Fort (53°33′43″N 0°4′3″E) and Haile Sand Fort (53°32′4″N 0°2′1″E).
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Background
History
The two forts were planned in 1914, at the start of the First World War, to protect the sea entrance to the Humber Estuary. They stand 18 m above the water and have a diameter of 25 m. There was accommodation for 200 soldiers. Started in May 1915, they took more than four years to build and construction was not finished until December 1919, a year after the war ended. During the Second World War the forts were reactivated and modernised. They were regularly attacked by enemy aircraft. During this time, they installed submerged netting to prevent enemy submarines from travelling up the estuary to Hull or Grimsby. The forts were finally abandoned by the military in 1956.
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- Coordinates
- 53.5347, 0.0342
- District
- North East Lincolnshire
- Parish
- Humberston
- Postcode
- DN36 4HD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside Central — 3.1 km
Sources
- osm: w68558054 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Humber Forts (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Haile-Sand-Fort.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Haile Sand Fort?
- Haile Sand Fort is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DN36 4HD), in the parish of Humberston.
- What is Haile Sand Fort?
- Haile Sand Fort is a fort in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Haile Sand Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Lakeside Central, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode DN36 4HD.
- Is Haile Sand Fort a protected site?
- Yes — Haile Sand Fort is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the LINCOLNSHIRE CORONATION COAST National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Haile Sand Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Lakeside Central, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DN36 4HD.