Historic houses · South Wales
Scoveston Fort
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Scoveston Fort — a Grade II*-listed historic house in wales-south, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Pembroke Dock · 4.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Scoveston Fort, the nearest railway station is Pembroke Dock, located 4.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SA73 1HR. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Scoveston Fort is a Grade II*-listed building in wales-south, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=83214
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Scoveston Fort, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, U.K., is a Grade II listed building which is part of a series of forts built as the inner line of defence of the Haven following the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The fort is shaped as a very large hexagon — similar to Crownhill Fort at Plymouth —, of which each side is 120 m long. It is surrounded by a dry moat about 8 m deep and 11 m wide). The escarp walls are stone-revetted, the counterscarp is natural rock. There is only one entry, on the south side. The fort was approached by a serpentine road to a wooden bridge, the latter now replaced by an earth causeway. The entry is a stone archway into a tunnel through a massive earth bank. The moat was covered by one double and four single two-storey caponnieres, each with 4-gun embrasures and musketry loopholes. The fort was meant to have 32 guns placed on the ramparts, served by 12 expense magazines…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7206, -4.9777
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Llanstadwell
- Postcode
- SA73 1HR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
- Established
- 1861
- Nearest railway station
- Pembroke Dock — 4.1 km
- Official site
- grokipedia.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7438665 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scoveston Fort (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scoveston Fort?
- Scoveston Fort is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA73 1HR), in the parish of Llanstadwell.
- What is Scoveston Fort?
- Scoveston Fort — a Grade II*-listed historic house in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Scoveston Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Pembroke Dock, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SA73 1HR.
- When was Scoveston Fort built?
- Built or established in 1861.
- Who owns Scoveston Fort?
- Scoveston Fort is owned by | designation1 = Grade II listed building.
- Is Scoveston Fort a listed building?
- Scoveston Fort is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Scoveston Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Pembroke Dock, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA73 1HR.