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Pickett Hamilton Fort is a late nineteenth-century coastal defence structure located at Hilsea in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The fort was built during the 1860s as part of the extensive fortification programme initiated by Lord Palmerston to protect the naval base at Portsmouth from potential French invasion. Constructed as a low-profile casemated fort with underground chambers, the structure exemplifies Victorian military engineering designed to accommodate artillery and garrison troops. The fort has been designated as a scheduled monument in recognition of its importance to the archaeological and military heritage of the Hampshire coast.
Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001790. View the official record →
Pickett Hamilton Fort is a late nineteenth-century coastal defence structure located at Hilsea in Portsmouth, Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001790.
Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea 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 1001790.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eastney sewage pumping station (4.7 km), Fort Cumberland (4.7 km), Eastney forts and perimeter defences of barracks (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea'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.
Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.