Forts · South East England
Fort Monckton
Also known as: No.1 Military Training Establishment
Fort Monckton is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Portsmouth Harbour · 2.8 km
About
Fort Monckton is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Also known as: No.1 Military Training Establishment. Coordinates: 50.7769°, -1.1332°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Fort Monckton is a historic military fort on the south-east shoreline of the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire. Built on the ruins of Haselworth Castle to protect Portsmouth Harbour at the start of the American War of Independence, it was rebuilt in the 1880s as a Palmerston fort. It now houses a training centre for the intelligence services.
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Background
Architecture
Despite several previous plans which noted the exposed nature of Portsmouth harbour to attack, it was not until the American War of Independence that construction of a defensive fort was started on the site in 1779. Construction again slowed, and after much more controversy in its design and naming, it was renamed Fort Monckton after the now deceased Robert Monckton, and completed in 1789 or 1790, just before the French Revolution of 1793.
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- Coordinates
- 50.7769, -1.1332
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Gosport
- Parish
- Gosport, unparished area
- Postcode
- PO12 2BT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gosport
- Established
- 1779
- Nearest railway station
- Portsmouth Harbour — 2.8 km
Sources
- osm: w305735003 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Fort Monckton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fort Monckton - geograph.org.uk - 886347.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fort Monckton?
- Fort Monckton is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO12 2BT), in the parish of Gosport, unparished area.
- When was Fort Monckton built?
- Built or established in 1779.
- How do I get to Fort Monckton?
- The nearest railway station is Portsmouth Harbour, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO12 2BT.