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The Gosport Lines west of Weevil Lane is a section of the defensive fortifications constructed during the English Civil War period to protect the strategically important naval base at Portsmouth. This earthwork comprises part of a more extensive line of entrenchments and bastions built to guard against both seaward and landward threats to the Gosport garrison. The surviving remains consist of ditches and ramparts characteristic of mid-seventeenth-century military engineering, reflecting the emphasis on polygonal bastions and continuous firepower positions typical of contemporary Civil War defensive works. The site forms part of the broader Gosport Lines complex, which represents one of the most significant surviving examples of English Civil War fortification in the south of England.
A length of the Gosport Lines west of Weevil Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001850. View the official record →
The Gosport Lines west of Weevil Lane is a section of the defensive fortifications constructed during the English Civil War period to protect the strategically important naval base at Portsmouth. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001850.
A length of the Gosport Lines west of Weevil Lane is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001850.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines (2.7 km), Fort Monckton (2.7 km), Gilkicker fort (3.2 km).
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