Forts · South East England
Fort Cumberland
Fort Cumberland is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Fratton · 2.9 km
About
Fort Cumberland is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 50.7888°, -1.0340°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Langstone Harbour SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Chichester and Langstone Harbours
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Fort Cumberland is a pentagonal artillery fortification erected to guard the entrance to Langstone Harbour, east of the Dockyard of Portsmouth on the south coast of England. It was sited to protect the Royal Navy Dockyard, by preventing enemy forces from landing in Langstone Harbour and attacking from the landward side. Fort Cumberland is widely recognised as the finest example of a bastion trace fort in England. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II* listed building
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Background
Description
The first fort on the site was built by the Duke of Cumberland. Although there did previously exist an earthwork battery on the site, built in 1714. Work on Cumberland's fort commenced on 1 January 1747 and was substantially complete by the end of 1748. The fort had an irregular star shaped form, and was of earthwork construction. In section, the defences comprised a glacis, banquette and covered way, a dry ditch, berm, rampart, parapet and terre-plein. Within the body of the fort, a number of brick buildings were constructed, comprising a guardhouse, storeroom and powder magazine; of the two proposed barrack blocks, only one is believed to have been completed.
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- Coordinates
- 50.7888, -1.0340
- District
- Portsmouth
- Parish
- Portsmouth, unparished area
- Postcode
- PO4 9LD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Established
- 1785
- Nearest railway station
- Fratton — 2.9 km
- Official site
- www.eastneybeach.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w1062175191 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Fort Cumberland (England) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Inside Fort Cumberland - geograph.org.uk - 411752.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fort Cumberland?
- Fort Cumberland is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO4 9LD), in the parish of Portsmouth, unparished area.
- When was Fort Cumberland built?
- Built or established in 1785.
- Who owns Fort Cumberland?
- Fort Cumberland is owned by English Heritage.
- Is Fort Cumberland a protected site?
- Yes — Fort Cumberland is part of the Langstone Harbour SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Fort Cumberland?
- The nearest railway station is Fratton, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO4 9LD.