Fortress
Crownhill Fort
ENG England · 19th century
Crownhill 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 home to several small businesses, museums, exhibitions and a holiday apartment sleeping up to eight people. The Fort is open to the public on the last Friday of each month and hosts tours for local schools and societies at other times.
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Crownhill Fort ranks #3,133 of 3,708 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #160 of the 160 mapped in England. Founded c. 1865, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 263 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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