Palmerston Forts, Plymouth
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Several of the forts surrounding Plymouth
were built as a result of a decision in Lord Palmerston's premiership to deter the French from attacking naval bases in the south of the country. The Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom
reported in 1860 and resulted in a huge building programme
. Examples of the forts are:
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
were built as a result of a decision in Lord Palmerston's premiership to deter the French from attacking naval bases in the south of the country. The Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom
Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom
In 1859 Lord Palmerston instigated the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom because of serious concerns that France might attempt to invade the UK...
reported in 1860 and resulted in a huge building programme
Palmerston Forts
The Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures, around the coast of Britain.The forts were built during the Victorian period on the recommendations of the 1860 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, following concerns about the strength of the French Navy, and...
. Examples of the forts are:
- Agaton Fort
- Fort Austin
- Fort BovisandFort Bovisandthumb|right|Fort Bovisand from the southFort Bovisand is a fort in Devon, England near the beach of Bovisand. It was built on the mainland to defend the entrance of Plymouth Sound, at the narrows opposite the east end of Plymouth Breakwater...
- Bowden Fort
- Brownhill Battery
- Cawsand Fort
- Crownhill FortCrownhill FortCrownhill Fort is a Royal Commission fort built in the 1860s in Crownhill as part of Lord Palmerston's ring of land defences for Plymouth. Restored by the Landmark Trust, it is now open to the public.-History of the fort:...
- Drake's Island Battery
- Egg Buckland Keep
- Ernesettle Fort
- Fort EffordEffordEfford is a large mostly post-war suburb of Plymouth in the county of Devon, England.It stands on high ground above the Laira estuary of the River Plym and variously offers views over long distances: to the north across Dartmoor the east across the South Hams of Devon and also to the south...
- Forder Battery
- Hawkins Battery
- Knowle Battery
- Laira Battery
- Mount Edgcumbe Garden Battery
- Penlee BatteryPenlee BatteryPenlee Battery is a nature reserve lying on the coastal headland of Penlee Point on the Rame Peninsula, in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom....
- Picklecombe FortPicklecombe FortFort Picklecombe stands on the extreme south eastern coast of Cornwall, a couple of miles west of the city of Plymouth. The fort has been a residential complex since the early 1970s but has a history dating back 150 years.-Founding:...
- Plymouth Breakwater Fort
- Picklecombe FortPicklecombe FortFort Picklecombe stands on the extreme south eastern coast of Cornwall, a couple of miles west of the city of Plymouth. The fort has been a residential complex since the early 1970s but has a history dating back 150 years.-Founding:...
- Polhawn Battery
- Raleigh Battery
- Fort Scraesdon
- Staddon Fort
- Stamford Fort
- Fort TregantleFort TregantleTregantle Fort in south east Cornwall is one of several forts surrounding Plymouth that were built as a result of a decision in Lord Palmerston's premiership to deter the French from attacking naval bases on the Channel coast.-History:...
- Watch House Battery
- Whitesand Bay Battery
- Woodlands Fort