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Fort Bovisand is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort located near Plymouth in Devon. Built in the 1850s as part of the defensive ring of fortifications protecting Plymouth Sound, it exemplifies the Victorian military engineering response to perceived French naval threats during the mid-19th century. The fort features typical characteristics of this period, including substantial masonry construction and gun emplacements designed to mount heavy cannon. Today it survives as a significant example of mid-Victorian coastal defence architecture and remains an important record of 19th-century military strategic planning.
Fort Bovisand is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002584. View the official record →
Fort Bovisand is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort located near Plymouth in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002584.
Fort Bovisand 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 1002584.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Staddon Heights Defences including Fort Staddon Fort, Brownhill Battery, Watch House Battery, Staddon Heights Battery, Staddon Battery and associated features and structures (0.4 km), Breakwater fort (1.6 km), World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages (2.5 km).
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