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Long Curtain, King's Bastion and Spur Redoubt is a Napoleonic War defensive structure located in Hampshire. The monument comprises part of the extensive chain of coastal fortifications constructed along the south coast of England during the early nineteenth century in response to the threat of French invasion under Napoleon. The site represents the military engineering and strategic planning of the period, incorporating earthwork defences characteristic of Napoleonic-era fortification design. These structures form part of the broader system of palmerston forts and coastal defences that remain significant archaeological evidence of early nineteenth-century British military preparedness.
Long Curtain, King's Bastion and Spur Redoubt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008754. View the official record →
Long Curtain, King's Bastion and Spur Redoubt is a Napoleonic War defensive structure located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008754.
Long Curtain, King's Bastion and Spur Redoubt 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 1008754.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Southsea Castle (1.5 km), Gunboat Traverser System (1.6 km), Spitbank Fort (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long Curtain, King's Bastion and Spur Redoubt'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.
Long Curtain, King's Bastion and Spur Redoubt stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.