Palmerston Fort

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19th-century British fortification type of fortification

A Palmerston Fort is a type of 19th-century British coastal or land fortification built during Lord Palmerston’s government to defend against potential French invasion.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Palmerston Forts 4
Chatham Lines fortifications 1
Newhaven Fort 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century British fortification ⓘ
type of fortification ⓘ
architecturalFeature armoured gun turrets ⓘ
caponiers ⓘ
casemated gun positions ⓘ
earthwork ramparts ⓘ
moats ⓘ
architecturalStyle polygonal fort ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse heritage attraction (for many surviving examples) ⓘ
museum (for some examples) ⓘ
private residence or hotel (for some examples) ⓘ
designedFor breech-loading guns ⓘ
heavy artillery ⓘ
rifled muzzle-loading guns ⓘ
governmentProgram Palmerston’s Follies NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom (1859) NERFINISHED ⓘ
fear of French invasion ⓘ
perceived threat from Napoleon III ⓘ
hasPart barracks ⓘ
defensive ditch ⓘ
drawbridge ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
magazines ⓘ
observation positions ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
hasUse artillery platform ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ
harbour defence ⓘ
land defence ⓘ
heritageStatus many are listed buildings in the UK ⓘ
inception circa 1859 ⓘ
locatedIn British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn coastlines ⓘ
harbour approaches ⓘ
strategic land frontiers ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
iron armour ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord Palmerston NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Navy (for some sea forts) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf British coastal defence system ⓘ
United Kingdom fortification programme of the 1860s ⓘ
perceivedAs controversial ⓘ
expensive ⓘ
obsolete soon after completion ⓘ
reasonForObsolescence development of ironclad warships ⓘ
rapid advances in naval gunnery ⓘ
timePeriod Victorian era ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ
typicalLocation Alderney NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portland Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solent NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thames estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Verne Citadel → category → Palmerston Fort ⓘ
Milford Haven Waterway → hasFortification → Palmerston Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thorn Island Fort
Newhaven, England → hasLandmark → Palmerston Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Newhaven Fort
Brompton → nearbyFeature → Palmerston Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chatham Lines fortifications
Coalhouse Fort → partOf → Palmerston Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palmerston Forts
The Needles New Battery → partOf → Palmerston Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palmerston Forts
The Needles Battery → partOf → Palmerston Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palmerston Forts
The Needles Battery → category → Palmerston Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palmerston Forts