Popton Fort
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Popton Fort is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort in Pembrokeshire, Wales, built to defend the Milford Haven Waterway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Popton Fort canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fortification
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coastal artillery fort ⓘ |
| armament |
breech-loading guns
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rifled muzzle-loading guns ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
coastal defence
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defence of Milford Haven Waterway ⓘ |
| builtUnder | Palmerston fort programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in Wales
ⓘ
Forts in Pembrokeshire ⓘ Palmerston Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1864 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1859 ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| currentUse | disused fort ⓘ |
| designedBy | Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Popton Point Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks accommodation
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caponiers ⓘ casemated gun positions ⓘ dry moat ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Grade II* listed building
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| laterUsedBy |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
oil industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milford Haven Waterway
NERFINISHED
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Pembrokeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Milford Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south shore of Milford Haven Waterway ⓘ |
| managedBy | private owners ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| near | Angle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Milford Haven estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Milford Haven defences
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defences of Royal Dockyard at Pembroke Dock ⓘ |
| region | South West Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ |
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