Scheduled Monuments›England›Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay

Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay

England

List entry 1020460

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England

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History & significance

Whitehaven Old Fort is an eighteenth-century coastal battery constructed to defend Whitehaven Harbour during a period of significant maritime development and strategic vulnerability to naval attack. The fort comprises earthwork fortifications positioned to command views over the harbour approaches, reflecting contemporary defensive practices for protecting an important commercial port. Associated with the battery is a lime kiln located approximately eighty metres west of the southern end of Old Quay, indicative of the industrial infrastructure that supported both the fortification and the broader harbour economy. The site represents the material heritage of Whitehaven's emergence as a major coastal trading centre in the early modern period.

Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020460. View the official record →

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What is Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay?

Whitehaven Old Fort is an eighteenth-century coastal battery constructed to defend Whitehaven Harbour during a period of significant maritime development and strategic vulnerability to naval attack. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020460.

Who is responsible for protecting Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay?

Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay 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 1020460.

What other scheduled monuments are near Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old quay and old quay lighthouse (0.2 km), Duke Pit fan house (0.3 km), Haig Colliery (0.8 km).

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Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Old quay and old quay lighthouse

Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay

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