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Resolution Fort is a Civil War period fortification located at Friary Court in Devon. The fort was constructed during the English Civil War as part of the defensive infrastructure erected to protect the locality against military threat. Its design reflects the engineering principles of seventeenth-century field fortifications, incorporating earthwork defences characteristic of the period. The site remains an important archaeological record of Civil War military activity in Devon and demonstrates the strategic importance of the region during the conflict between Parliamentarian and Royalist forces.
Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018732. View the official record →
Resolution Fort is a Civil War period fortification located at Friary Court in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018732.
Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court 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 1018732.
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 (3.7 km), Fort Bovisand (4 km), Breakwater fort (4.5 km).
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