LIST OF VICTORIAN FORTIFICATIONS IN THE UK

A work in progress to maintain a list of Victorian fortifications in the United Kingdom.  Any amendments please to john@pinkroutes.com.

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A

  • Abbs Point Battery, with Rocker Battery some 100 meters to the North of it at Abbs Point Roker, Sunderland.  A Coast Defence Battery that is now on publicly accessible land.  The Battery has been buried but some remains can be seen.
  • Admiralty Pier Turret Battery built on top of the Admiralty Pier Fort (Dover Turret)  in Dover, Kent. A Coast defence battery.  Built 1872 and enlarged in 1885 to mount two 16-inch 80-ton RMLs in a land service turret. Admiralty Pier Turret Battery (2 x 6-inch Mk 7) was built in front of this turret between 1908 to 1909.
  • Agaton Fort. This Is a polygonal for built 1863 to 71.  Part of the North East land front defending Plymouth.  Now a vehicle testing centre. Overgrown in places but much remains.
  • Amherst Fort, Chatham. Part of the Napoleonic Lines of defence upgraded and re-used by the Victorians.  Open to the public.
  • Ardhallow Battery in Dunoon, Clyde. A Coast Defence Battery built between 1901 and 1905. Now private Property but a fair amount of the battery remains and it is now listed.
  • Fort Albert in the Isle of Wight.  Built 1852 to 1856.  Now residential flats.  Part of the building also used as a Submarine Mining Establishment.
  • Fort Austin in Plymouth.  The North East Land Front, based on the right flank.  Now used by Government. Largely intact.

B

  • Beacon Hill Fort in Harwich ,Line of gun emplacements of varying types including HP disappearing guns, 6-inch BL and others.  Now in private hands and being cleared, can be visited. Web site, https://beaconhillfort.co.uk/.
  • Bembridge Fort.  Isle of Wight, built 1862 to 1867.  Now in private hands but is under National Trust control.  The Fort is in a reasonable condition. Web site, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/isle-of-wight/bembridge-and-culver-downs/history-of-bembridge-fort.
  • Fort Blockhouse, Portsmouth, Hants.  A Coast Defence Battery. Now part of military estate and visits only by arrangement.  There was a Submarine Mining Establishment at Fort Blockhouse.
  • Fort Borstal, Chatham, Kent Land.  Built in the 1870s, but originally proposed by Royal Commission.  Now in private hands and used for commercial business.
  • Bovisand Fort, Plymouth, Devon.  A Royal Commission Fort with casemated RML guns.  In 2025 developed into flats.
  • Bowden Battery (Fort) Plymouth.  Part of the North East land front defending Plymouth.  Now used as a garden centre. Much remains.
  • Brean Down Fort built in the 1870 as part of the Bristol Channel Defences.  Much remains and open to the public year round.
  • Fort Bridgewoods, Chatham.  Built in 1890 and now demolished with nothing remaining above ground.
  • Fort Brockhurst. Built in the 1850s in Portsmouth. On of the Royal Commission Forts built to defend Gosport.  An English Heritage site, web site https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/fort-brockhurst/.
  • Browndown Battery was built between 1888 and 1889 in Gosport for RML guns. In 1904 remodelled to mount two 9.2-inch guns. A coast defence battery that is still in military hands
  • Brownhill Battery, Staddon Heights, Plymouth. Open battery for moveable armament. Overgrown and derelict.
  • Fort Burgoyne (originally Castle Hill Fort) Dover, Kent.  Royal Commission Fort, now open to the public at certain times.  Has a wing battery.

C

  • Calshot Battery, a Coast Defence Battery, at Calshot Spit, Hants.  Built   1901 to 1902 it mounted two 4.7-inch guns and two 12-pdr Q.F. guns. Nothing remains of this battery. Calshot Castle remains with guns on rooftop. The old tower is under the control of English Heritage. Web site, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/calshot-castle/.
  • Castle Hill Fort See Fort Burgoyne
  • Cawsand Fort, Plymouth, Devon (Fort in Cornwall).  A Royal Commission Fort, now converted to holiday flats.
  • Cemetery Battery, Hartlepool The Kop, Hartlepool. A Coast Defence Battery for two guns built between 1894 and 1894. Armed with two 6-inch Mark VII BL guns.  Demolished and backfilled.
  • Chapel Bay Battery (Fort), Milford Haven, Coast Defence Battery.  Privately owned by sometime open for visits.  There is a Minefield Defence Battery adjacent to the Battery, with Gatling emplacements and searchlight positions.  Also a Mine Observation Station working with Stack Rock Fort.
  • Citadel, Western Heights Dover, Kent.  A land fort with building starting in late 1790s. Adopted by Royal Commission. Formerly a Young Offender Institution. Much has survived.
  • Citadel Battery in Dover, next to the Citadel on the Western Heights.  Armed with three 9.2-inch guns.  Gun pits remain, although magazines largely backfilled.
  • Cliff End Battery in the Isle of Wight.  A coast defence battery built 1862 to 1868. Mostly demolished although some emplacements remain. Site used for holiday bungalows.
  • Cliff End Fort please see Fort Albert.
  • Cliffe Fort, Thames, Kent. A Fort and Coast Defence Battery, Royal Commission.  Also a Brennan torpedo station with two launchers.   Private and limited access by arrangement.
  • Coalhouse Fort on the Thames (Essex bank). A Royal Commission fort in reasonable condition.  Its future is presently in the balance (2025).
  • Crookhorn Redoubt Portsmouth, Hants.  A  Royal Commission Fort.  Built as an outer defence to Fort Purbrook. Never completed and all demolished by 1876. No visible remains.
  • Crownhill Fort, Plymouth, Devon.  A Royal Commission Owned by Landmark Trust. Restoration under way and fort in very good condition.  Web site https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/crownhill-fort/.
  • Culver Down Battery, Isle of Wight, Eastern edge of Culver Cliff. Coast Defence battery built in 1904. Now a car park and viewing point. Some emplacements recently excavated. Magazine backfilled.  Easy access.
  • Fort Cumberland in Portsmouth, Hants. Napoleonic bastioned fort built 1794 to 1812. English Heritage Centre, slowly being improved.  Web site, https://historicengland.org.uk/about/contact-us/fort-cumberland/.

D

E

  • East Tilbury Battery, Thames (Essex bank). A Coast defence battery, built between 1890 and 1891 with a Twydal Profile.  Armed with two 10-inch BL guns and four 6-inch BL guns.  Private property.
  • East Weare Batteries,  West side of Portland harbour below The Verne Citadel. Series of four batteries, designated A through to D.  Largely overgrown and neglected with parts fenced off.
  • Eastney Batteries (East and West) Portsmouth, Hants.  Coast defence batteries built in 1861.  Now in private property although visits can be arranged.
  • Fort Efford in Plymouth. North East Land Front on the Right Flank.  A small polygonal land fort.  Privately owned and heavily overgrown.  Limited access with permission.
  • Egg Buckland Keep, Plymouth North East defence barracks. Recently restored and in private hands.
  • Fort Elson, Gosport, Hants.  A Royal Commission Fort built 1853  to 1858.  Still in military use. Derelict and heavily overgrown in parts.
  • Ernesettle Fort in Plymouth.  North East Land Front on the Left flank.  A small polygonal fort.  Presently empty but inside perimeter of RN armament depot so no access.

F

  • Fort Fareham, Portsmouth, Hants. A Land front polygonal Royal Commission built to defend Gosport. Now a mini-industrial estate. Condition is generally poor. Readily accessible but very overgrown.
  • Farlington Redoubt Portsmouth, Hants.  A Royal Commission built outwork to Fort Purbrook. The redoubt was never fully completed. Demolished 1970s.
  • Flat Holm Island in the Bristol Channel. Four coast defence batteries with 7-inch RMLs on Moncrief mounts.  The Batteries are Lighthouse Battery, Well Battery, Farmhouse Battery and Castle Rock Battery. Visit by arrangement with Cardiff County Council.
  • Forder Battery Plymouth North East defence. Heavily overgrown and derelict. Part built over.
  • Frenchman’s Battery near Frenchman’s Point, River Tyne.  A  Coast Defence Battery that has now been demolished and back filled.
  • Freshwater Redoubt, Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. A Coast Battery that was completed in 1856. Now privately owned and has been restored in parts as a family home.

G

  • Garden Battery at Mount Edgcumbe Garden, Plymouth, Devon (battery in Cornwall).  A Coast Defence Battery recommended by the Royal Commission.  Has a casemated  that was later armed with Q.F. guns and a saluting battery on the roof.
  • Garrison Point Fort, Sheerness, Kent.  A Royal Commission fort.  Now used by Sheerness dock and in a restricted area.
  • Fort Gilkicker Portsmouth, Hants. A Royal Commission.  The site has been redeveloped as flats, well documented by the Palmerston Forts Society during this work. Initially RML guns and later 6-inch and 9.2-inch BL emplacements on the roof.
  • Golden Hill Fort on the Isle of Wight.  A polygonal fortified barracks built as a result of the Royal Commission.  Now private flats.
  • Fort Gomer, Gosport, Hants. A Royal Commission Land fort to protect the Gosport area.  Built 1853 to 1858. Largely demolished in 1964.
  • Grain Fort, Isle of Grain, Kent. A Royal Commission Land fort.  It was demolished but site recognisable and people can still get into some of the underground works.
  • Grain Wing Battery, Isle of Grain, Kent  A barbette Coast Defence battery that has now been demolished. Built to support Grain Fort and Grain Dummy Battery.  Initially two 11-inch RML and then two 4.7-inch BL guns.
  • Grain Dummy Battery, Isle of Grain, Kent.  Also known as Grain Battery.  A barbette Coast Defence battery. Mostly Demolished but site recognisable and some concrete remains above the ground.
  • Grain Tower,  Isle of Grain on the Medway, Kent. A sea tower derived from a Martello tower with construction starting in 1848.  Not completed until 1855 due to poor working conditions caused by the sea.  Initially armed with one 56-pdr and two 32-pdrs it was rearmed with two 4.7-inch Q.F. gun in 1915.  In WW2 a twin 6-pdr was placed here.
  • Grand Shaft Dover, Kent.  A spiral staircase from the Napoleonic period. A triple spiral staircase for rapid military access between Grand Shaft Barracks and Dover Town.
  • Grand Shaft Barracks Dover Barracks c.1800.  The Barracks buildings have now all been demolished.
  • Fort Grange in Portsmouth, Hants.  A Royal Commission Land fort built in the 1850s as part of the Gosport Defence Lines. Similar in design to Fort Brockhurst. The fort stands withing the perimeter of HMS Sultan Naval Base.
  • Grange Redoubt (Twydall Redoubt No.1) Chatham, Kent.  An  Infantry redoubt built in 1885 to replace the land fort proposed by the Royal Commission. See also Woodland Redoubt (Twydall Redoubt No.1), built at about the same time to also defend Chatham Dockyard.

H

  • Hatherwood Battery on the Isle of Wight.  A Coast defence battery built between 1865 and 1869 Most of the battery has fallen into sea.  Some remains.
  • Hawkins Battery in Plymouth. A Coast Defence High Angle Fire  battery. Much remains although now a private caravan and chalet park. Raleigh Battery lies close bye.
  • Heugh Battery (Hartlepool Battery) Hartlepool, Headland. A Coast Defence Battery for two guns. Now a museum and historic site. Web site, https://www.heughbattery.co.uk/.
  • Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth, Hants.  A continuous bastioned line built between 1858 and 1864. Overgrown and derelict in places, cleared in others. Accessible for most of the length.
  • Hoo Fort, Medway, Kent. Built on an Island in the River. Derelict.
  • Horse Sand Fort one of the Spithead Sea Forts.  Private Property.
  • Fort Horsted, Chatham, Kent. Proposed by Royal Commission and built in the 1870s.  Land fort to protect Chatham Dockyard.
  • Hospital Battery, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent.  A Coast defence battery constructed in 1874 to mount three 10-inch RML guns.  Built at the same time as the other dover batteries, East Demi Bastion, Shoulder of Mutton Battery and Shot Yard Battery in grounds of Dover Castle.  WW2 Port War Signal Station (PWSS) on this site.  All destroyed and backfilled.
  • Hubberstone Fort, Milford Haven. A  Coast Defence Battery built between 1860 and1863.  Private property and largely derelict.
  • Hurst Castle, Portsmouth, Hants. A Henrician sea castle is the core with Royal Commission R.M.L. casemates added. Under English Heritage control.  Recently lost some of the casemates due to undermining by the sea.  Awaiting restoration.  Web site, https://www.hurstcastle.co.uk/how-to-get-here/.

K

  • Knowles Battery, Plymouth. Part of the North East defences, land front of Plymouth.  A polygonal Fort built 1863 to 1870.   Some remains including entrance.

L

  • Laira Battery, Plymouth.  North East Defences Line on the Right Flank’ Land front. A polygonal fort now in private hands and partially cleared.
  • Landguard Fort in Felixstowe.  A pentagonal Fort with bastions.  Also had a Submarine Mining Station here.  Under English Heritage control. In good condition and open to public. Web site, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/landguard-fort/.
  • Landguard Right Wing Battery which lies East of Landguard Fort. A Coast Defence Battery built between 1898 and 1901 to mount two 6-inch BL guns and one 10-inch BL gun. Rare Tressider’s cartridge store preserved.
  • Landguard Left Wing Battery, East of Landguard Fort.  A Coast defence Battery. Site a nature reserve with restricted access.  Mounted one 6-inch BL gun and one 10-inch BL gun on H.P. mounts in 1891.  By 1899 upgraded to two 6-inch BL guns.
  • Landguard Minefield (Darrell’s) Battery. West of Languard Fort overlooking Harwich Harbour. Coast Defence Battery built 1900. Crown Land with Enlighs Heritage lease.
  • Langston Redoubt in Portsmouth, Hants. A Royal Commission land fort that was never built. The A27 road now runs over the proposed site.
  • Lavernock Battery, Bristol Channel defences.  Built in 1870.  The site is now a holiday camp.  Some remains can be seen.
  • Lighthouse Battery, Hartlepool Headland.  A Coast Defence Battery built 1859 to 1860. Demolished, and the site is now open.
  • Lindisfarne Castle built in 1550 and used during  the 19 Century for coast defence. A National Trust Property.
  • Littlehampton Fort (Redoubt), Littlehampton, Sussex,  Built in the 1850s and is now being slowly cleared an restored by volunteers. Barracks and much of redoubt demolished and ditch almost completely filled by shifting sand dunes. Similar to Shoreham Redoubt but Carnot wall has open bastions, not caponiers.
  • Lumps Fort (Battery), Portsmouth, Hants.  A coast defence battery built 1861 to 1865. Now a public garden but plenty of remains can still be seen.
  • Fort Luton, Chatham, Kent.  A Royal Commission Fort built in the 1870s to defend Chatham Dockyard.

M

  • Fort Matilda at Whiteforeland Point Greenock, Clyde. A Coast Defence fortification built during the Napoleonic Wars.  Later a Submarine Mining Establishment was added.  Now largely demolished.
  • Fort Monckton in Gosport, Hants.  A sea fort with bastions built during the Napoleonic Wars. Updated during the Victorian period. Still in Government use, actively preserved. No access.

N

  • Nell’s Point Battery, Barry Island, Bristol Channel. A Coast Defence Battery built in 1899. Now demolished.
  • Fort Nelson in Portsmouth, Hants. A Royal Commission land fought purchased by Hampshire County Council 1978 and leased to the Royal Armouries as an out-station. Condition good and restoration proceeding. Web site, https://royalarmouries.org/fort-nelson.
  • Newhaven Fort. A Coast Defence battery built between 1864 and 1871. Owned and maintained by Lewes District Council.  Web site, https://www.newhavenfort.org.uk/.
  • New Needles Battery on the Isle of Wight, Needles Passage. A Coast Battery Completed 1895 Mothballed 1945.  Now a National Trust site.  Web site, https://www.islandbuses.info/needles-old-new-battery.
  • New Tavern Fort on the South bank of Thames at Gravesend. Open battery with iron shields (one survives). Built between 1869 and 1872. Open as a public garden and museum. Web site, https://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/gravesend/new-tavern-fort.html.
  • Nodes Point Battery on Isle of Wight,  St Helens Point/Nodes Point.  A Coast Defence Battery Completed 1904. Now part of Nodes Point Holiday Park. Guard House and Drill Hall remain.
  • No Mans Land Fort, one of the Spithead sea forts.  Now converted to a luxury private residence, no access without permission.
  • North Centre Bastion, Western Heights in Dover, Kent. A Royal Commission construction, in fair condition. Stairs down from terreplein (now playing field) are sealed. Has an interesting scarp gallery.
  • North Centre Detached Bastion, Western Heights Dover, Kent. Land Royal Commission Condition fair. Two chicanes in poor condition. Quite rare scarp gallery. Ditch very choked.
  • North Entrance, Western Heights Dover, Kent Land Royal Commission Condition not bad except for bridges, which are almost gone. Ditch very choked. Used for storage by E.H. One adjoining water tank empty, other two almost filled with earth.
  • The Nothe Fort in Weymouth. A Coast defence Fort. Owned and opened by Weymouth Civic Trust. Museum, fort generally in good condition.

O

  • Old Needles Battery on the Isle of Wight, Needles.  A Coast Battery completed in 1863.  Now a National Trust site.  Web site, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/isle-of-wight/the-needles-old-battery-and-new-battery.

P

  • Paull Point Battery, completed in 1864.   Coast Defence Battery. Completed 1864. Actively conserved. Opened July 2000 as the Fort Paull Visitors Centre and Armouries.
  • Penarth Battery, Bristol Channel Defences.  Built in 1902 and abandoned in 1931.  Some Gun aprons remain.
  • Fort Perch Rock, Mersey, Coast Defence. Completed 1829.guns removed in 1954, fort sold in 1958. new owner began restoration in 1976.
  • Picklecombe Fort, Plymouth, Devon (fort in Cornwall) . A Royal Commission recommendation. Now converted to luxury flats: two tier iron shields removed but general appearance not too altered from a distance
  • Plymouth Breakwater Fort,  Plymouth, Devon,  A Royal Commission recommendation. Appears to be in fair condition
  • Polhawn Battery, Plymouth, Devon (battery in Cornwall). A Coast Defence Battery recommended by the Royal Commission.  Now in  Private hands.
  • Popton Fort,  Milford Haven.  A Coast Defence Battery, built 1859 to 1864. Initially armed with heavy RML guns although six Moncrief emplacements were built in 1884, but only two mounted guns.
  • Portishead Battery, Bristol Channel, Avonmouth. Built in 1901. The Battery has been destroyed.
  • Portkil Battery, Portkill Point, Kilcreggen, Clyde.   A Coast Defence Battery built in 1900.  Now private Property.
  • Portland Breakwater Fort on the End of Portland Breakwater. Circular single tier iron and granite coast defence fort recommended by the Royal Commission. Now empty and derelict
  • Puckpool Battery on the Isle of Wight.  A Coast defence battery initially built to mount mortar.  Between 1863 to 1865 the site was prepared for twenty one 13-inch Mortars. By 1868 modified to mount thirty mortars, four 12-inch RML guns and a single 7-inch RBL guns in a flanking position. By 1873 four 11-inch RMLs were mounted  1898 to 1900 remodelled to mount one 10-inch BL and two 6-inch BL guns.
  • Fort Purbrook, Portsmouth, Hants. This was a Royal Commission recommendation.  Now owned by the Portsmouth City Council as a Youth Activity Centre.  Web site, https://peterashleyactivitycentres.co.uk/.

R

  • Raleigh Battery in Plymouth. A Coast Defence barbette battery  built between 1890 and 1894.  Lies close to Hawkins Battery. Overgrown but much remains, on private land.
  • Redcliff Battery in the Isle of Wight.  A Coast defence battery built 1861 to 1863.  Now lost to the sea.
  • Fort Rowner, Portsmouth, Hants.  A royal Commission Fort built between 1859 and 1862.  Still in limited military use in 2025.   Identical in layout to Fort Brockhurst. Within the perimeter of HMS Sultan Naval Base.

S

  • Sandown Barrack Battery on the Isle of Wight.  A Coast defence battery built between 1861 and 1863.  Accessible to the public.
  • Sandown Fort on the Isle of Wight.  A Coast defence battery built 1861to 1866.  Now a Zoo in sea-facing casemates. Privately-owned but accessible.  Still a lot to be seen.
  • Scoveston Fort in  Milford Haven.  A land front fort built between 1861 and 1864.  Under private control and heavily overgrown.
  • Sconce Point Battery See Fort Victoria
  • Fort Scraesdon Plymouth, Devon (fort in Cornwall).  A Royal Commission fort now used by the British Military.
  • Shoreham Redoubt in Shoreham, Sussex.  Built in 1857 as a coastal defence battery.  The gorge building, mainly barracks all destroyed.  The gun line and magazines have been restored.  Carnot wall with caponiers. Nearby WW2 emergency battery has been lost.
  • Shornmead Fort on the Thames (Kent bank). A Coast Defence Battery recommended by the Royal Commission. On the site of earlier fort.  Blow up by the Royal Engineers with only some of the casemates surviving.  Some of the underground works have also survived for the adventurous.
  • Shotley Point Battery, Shotley Point, Harwich. Coastal Defence Battery, built 1863 to 1865.  Some remains but site around is being developed for housing.
  • Shotyard Battery, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent. Coast defence battery built in 1877. Reasonable condition but very overgrown
  • Shoulder of Mutton Battery, Dover Castle Dover, Kent. A Coast defence battery  built in 1877.  Reasonable condition but very overgrown
  • Slough Fort, Isle of Grain on the Medway, Kent.  One of the Royal Commission forts Now largely restored and run by a group of volunteers through a Charity Group.  Web site, https://sloughfort.org.uk/.
  • South Front Barracks, Dover Casemated barracks from the Napoleonic Wars.
  • South Gare Battery, South Gare Breakwater, Hartlepool. A Coast Defence Battery built 1890 to 1891.  Damaged but some remains.
  • South Hook Fort, Milford Haven. A Coast Defence Battery, built 1859 to 1865. Now in private hands and can be visited with permission.
  • Southsea Castle (flanking batteries) Southsea, Hants Coast defence batteries C19 Now public garden. Most emplacements filled in but some still visible.
  • Fort Southwick in Portsmouth, Hants.  A Royal Commission recommendations which was the  Admiralty Research Establishment (H.M.S. Fort Southwick) and inaccessible. Condition good. Sold 2003 for storage and accommodation.
  • Spanish Battery, Priors Haven on the River Tyne.  All demolished and backfilled although gun aprons visible.
  • Spitbank Fort,  Spithead, Hants Spithead.  A sea fort recommended by the Royal Commission.  Has been restored but in 2025 future no determined.
  • Steynewood High Angle Battery, Bembridge on Isle of Wight. A Coast Defence High Angle Fire battery which has some excellent surviving parts including stencilling in the magazines.  In private property.
  • St Helen’s Fort , one the sea forts in the Solent, Hants (just off I.O.W. shore). A Royal Commission fort  Not used in 2025.
  • St Martins Battery, Western Heights Dover, Kent Coast Defence battery Completed by 1877. Good RML battery (3 x 10-inch). WW2 6-inch emergency battery (Western Heights Battery) built on top of C19 battery. C19 main magazine (extended to form WW2 deep shelter) now blocked off.
  • Stack Rock Fort in Milford Haven, Sea Fort, on rocky outcrop. Built 1861 to 1871, and now partially cleared.  Has a Quick Fire Battery on the roof for minefield protection.
  • Staddon Fort, Plymouth Devon.  A Royal Commission Fort, still in military hands.
  • Stamford Fort.  A Royal Commission Fort overlooking Plymouth harbour. Privately owned, country club and caravan park. Barrack converted to flats. Parts are derelict, still much to see.
  • Steep Holm Island in Bristol Channel.  Six coast defence batteries on island, Rudder Rock Battery, Summit Battery, Laboratory Battery, Tombstone Battery, Garden Battery and Split Rock Battery. Visits by arrangement. Web site, https://www.steepholm.online/pages/munition-storage-what-to-do.
  • Stokes Bay Lines in Gosport, Hants.  A defence line with rampart and ditch built built 1857 to 1861.  The ditch now filled in. Course can be followed and some batteries remain.

T

  • Thorn Island Fort in Milford Haven.  Built 1853 to 1857 on an Island.  Now in private hands.
  • East Tilbury (Coalhouse) Battery Thames south bank near Coalhouse fort, Coast defence barbette battery 1890/91 overgrown on private land.
  • Fort Tregantle Plymouth, Devon (fort in Cornwall).  A Royal Commission Still in use by army, except for the keep which is vacant.
  • Tregantle Down High Angle Fire Battery. Nothing remains. Now a car park.
  • Twydall Redoubt in Chatham, Kent. An Infantry redoubt built in place of land fort proposed by the Royal Commission. Completed in the 1870s.
  • Tynemouth Castle,  Tynemouth.  Site is managed by English Heritage. Web site, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/tynemouth-priory-and-castle/.
  • The Verne Citadel overlooking Portland. Large fortress on heights of Portland.  Initial design in 1857 amended by Royal Commission in 1859.  Now a prison with some private residences.

U

  • Upton Battery, Osmington, Weymouth. Built in 1902 to defend Weymouth and the approaches to Portland. Armed with two 6-inch B.L. and two 9.2inch B.L. guns. Private residences.

V

  • Verne High Angle Battery in Portland near to the Citadel.  A battery for six high angle fire RML guns.  Cleared in parts during 2025 and open to the public.
  • Fort Victoria in the Isle of Wight.  A coast defence battery built 1852 to 1855. Partly demolished in  1969 but sea-facing casemates remain intact. Also Submarine Mining Station here and adjacent there is a disappearing searchlight.  Accessible.

W

  • Fort Wallington in Portsmouth, Hants, A Royal Commission Fort.  Largely demolished by a developer in the early 1960s. Part of redan and gorge wall remain.
  • Warden Point Battery on the Isle of Wight. A  Coast Defence battery. The Walls and magazines remain, with the rest converted to holiday camp.
  • Watch House Battery, Plymouth, Staddon Heights. Coast Defence Battery. Mostly intact. Holiday accommodation.
  • Wave Basin Battery on a Mole adjacent to South Pier, River Wear. Coast Defence Battery that is mostly intact.  Access with permission from Port of Sunderland Authority.
  • Western Heights Dover, Kent .  Individually see various parts under Citadel, Drop Redoubt, North Centre Bastion, North Centre Detached Bastion, North Entrance, and Western Outwork.
  • Western Heights Battery See St Martins Battery
  • Western Outwork, the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover, Kent. A Royal Commission fortifications.  Is part of the Citadel and was thus part of the old Young Offender Institution (see Citadel). Most of ditch of remaining part filled in by Dover District Council in 1960s.  There is a double caponier buried in this ditch.
  • Whitesand Bay Battery, Plymouth Whitesand Bay. Coast Defence Battery built 1888 to 1892 Caravan park. Some emplacements remain including a practice battery (see below)
  • Whitesand Bay Practice Battery, Plymouth.  The Practice Battery was built 1895 to1897, in front of Whitesand Bay Battery. Emplacements have survived.
  • Fort Widley, Portsmouth, Hants. A Royal Commission land fort part of the land front defending Gosport.  Owned  by Portsmouth City Council since 1972 and can be visited by arrangement.
  • Woodlands Fort in Plymouth. A polygonal fort forming part of the North East defence line protecting the land approach to Plymouth.  Now being managed by the resident Community Centre.
  • Woodlands Redoubt (Twydall Redoubt No. 2) Chatham, Kent.  An Infantry redoubt built in 1888 to defend Chatham Dockyard.  Proposed by the Royal Commission but replaced with a Twydall Redoubt.  See also Grange Redoubt which is adjacent.

Y

  • Yaverland Battery on the Isle of Wight.  A Coast defence battery built between 1861 and 1863 Holiday camp, some pits remain. Accessible with permission from owners.