Fort Amherst
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Fort Amherst is a historic coastal defense site and lighthouse complex guarding the entrance to St. John’s Harbour in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defence site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ lighthouse complex ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in Canada
ⓘ
Forts in Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ Lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| function |
harbour defence
ⓘ
navigation aid ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public road ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | St. John’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fort Amherst Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
access road ⓘ batteries ⓘ concrete fortifications ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ observation posts ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ searchlight emplacements ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ walking trails ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
concrete batteries
ⓘ
masonry fortifications ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic coastline
ⓘ
St. John’s Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ The Narrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Avalon Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ St. John’s NERFINISHED ⓘ St. John’s Harbour entrance ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Newfoundland Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
south side of The Narrows ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositeOf | Signal Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
anti-submarine defence
ⓘ
coastal artillery ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Newfoundland