Forts · London
Hoo Fort
Hoo Fort — Historic fort, dating to 1861.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Fort Apache · 1.4 km
About
Hoo Fort is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1861. Wikidata describes it as: "Historic fort, dating to 1861.". Coordinates: 51.4033°, 0.5814°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Medway Estuary and Marshes SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
- Ramsar wetland: Medway Estuary & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hoo Fort is a nineteenth-century military installation on the River Medway in Kent, England, that formed part of the defences of Chatham Naval Dockyard. Hoo Fort, like Fort Darnet 1 km (0.6 mi) downstream, was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission. It is located on Hoo Island covering Pinup Reach, the inner navigable channel of the River Medway. Hoo Island sits to the south of the Hoo Peninsula and is within the parish of Hoo, Kent. The fort can be viewed from along the Saxon Shore Way, accessible from Vicarage Lane in Hoo.
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Background
History
behind]] Originally designed for two tiers of guns mounted in a circle, with a boom strung between Hoo Fort and Fort Darnet, there were many problems with subsidence, and after extensive cost overruns the forts were completed in 1871 with a single tier of eleven 9-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns, and no boom. Each gun was mounted in an individual casemate with heavily armoured firing port. and is owned by Medway Ports. view of the fort and earthworks.]]
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- Coordinates
- 51.4033, 0.5814
- District
- Medway
- Parish
- Medway, unparished area
- Postcode
- ME7 2SE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Established
- 1861
- Nearest railway station
- Fort Apache — 1.4 km
- Official site
- www.subbrit.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w122052898 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hoo Fort (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hoo Fort.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hoo Fort?
- Hoo Fort is in London, United Kingdom (postcode ME7 2SE), in the parish of Medway, unparished area.
- When was Hoo Fort built?
- Built or established in 1861.
- Is Hoo Fort a protected site?
- Yes — Hoo Fort is part of the Medway Estuary and Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Hoo Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Fort Apache, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME7 2SE.