Forts · South East England
Shoreham Fort
In or near Hangleton.
Shoreham 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
- Southwick · 1.1 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Shoreham Fort, the nearest railway station is Southwick, located 1.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BN43 5HY. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for accessibility information.
About
Shoreham Fort is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1857. Coordinates: 50.8273°, -0.2500°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Shoreham Redoubt (also known as Shoreham Fort, Old Fort or Kingston Redoubt) is a historical military defensive structure and scheduled monument at the entrance to Shoreham harbour, at the mouth of the River Adur in West Sussex, England. It was planned in the 1850s during a period of political alarm in the United Kingdom. Construction of the fort was completed in June 1857 at a cost of £11,685 (equivalent to approximately £1.2 million today). The design is similar to that of Littlehampton Fort, which had been built in 1854.
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Background
Description
The fort consisted of a gun platform 15 ft (4.6m) above sea level and was in the shape of a lunette, that is a straight sided crescent. The gun platform and ramparts were surrounded by a ditch, with a Carnot wall running along its centre, designed to halt attackers attempting to cross the ditch. The wall itself had loopholes for defenders to fire through. Instead of the open bastions at the Littlehampton fort, Shoreham had a caponier with a brick roof at each of the three angles of the walls. This meant that riflemen could fire along the walls at besiegers in the ditch. The central caponier straddled the ditch and was connected to the fort by a tunnel under the gun platform and ramparts.…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8273, -0.2500
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Adur
- Parish
- Adur, unparished area
- Postcode
- BN43 5HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Established
- 1857
- Nearest railway station
- Southwick — 1.1 km
Sources
- osm: w31525422 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Shoreham Redoubt (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shoreham Fort - geograph.org.uk - 3518834.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shoreham Fort?
- Shoreham Fort is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN43 5HY), in the parish of Adur, unparished area.
- What is Shoreham Fort?
- Shoreham Fort is a fort in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shoreham Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Southwick, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode BN43 5HY.
- When was Shoreham Fort built?
- Built or established in 1857.
- How do I get to Shoreham Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Southwick, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN43 5HY.