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Fort Purbrook is a mid-nineteenth-century defensive fortification located near Cosham in Hampshire, England. Built during the 1860s as part of the extensive fortification programme undertaken to protect Portsmouth and its naval dockyard, the fort exemplifies the Palmerston fort design characteristic of that period. The structure features substantial earthwork defences with a covered-way extending to the east, providing protected communication routes and enhanced defensive capability. Though subsequently modified and no longer in active military use, Fort Purbrook remains a significant example of Victorian military engineering and coastal defence architecture.
Fort Purbrook, including covered-way to east is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001842. View the official record →
Fort Purbrook is a mid-nineteenth-century defensive fortification located near Cosham in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001842.
Fort Purbrook, including covered-way to east 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 1001842.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort Cumberland (7.3 km), World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm (7.3 km), Eastney sewage pumping station (7.4 km).
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