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Landguard Fort is a 17th-century artillery fortification located at Landguard Point near Felixstowe in Suffolk, strategically positioned to defend the mouth of the River Orwell. Built during the English Civil War and subsequently developed, the fort comprises a distinctive geometric design with bastions and associated outworks engineered to mount cannon and control access to this important maritime approach. The fortification represents a significant example of early modern military architecture adapted to defend against naval threats and potential invasion during a period of considerable strategic vulnerability. The associated field works extend the defensive perimeter and reflect successive phases of construction and modification spanning the 17th and 18th centuries.
Landguard Fort and associated field works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018969. View the official record →
Landguard Fort is a 17th-century artillery fortification located at Landguard Point near Felixstowe in Suffolk, strategically positioned to defend the mouth of the River Orwell. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018969.
Landguard Fort and associated field works 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 1018969.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martello Tower P and Wireless Green (1.6 km), Harwich Low Lighthouse (2.2 km), Beacon Hill Fort: a late 19th and 20th century coastal artillery fortification (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Landguard Fort and associated field works's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Landguard Fort and associated field works stands on Palaeocene sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is major:{sandstone}, Minor{claystone,conglomerate}.