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 #8,308 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #360 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded 1865, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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