Fortress
Fort Lytton
🇦🇺 Australia
Fort Lytton is a heritage-listed 19th-century coastal fort in the suburb of Lytton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The name “Fort Lytton” is also used to describe the 1 square mile (2.6 km2) military base that surrounded the fort. Fort Lytton was built in 1880–1882, and operated until 1965. The historic fort is now contained in Fort Lytton National Park. The park is open to the public on most Sundays and public holidays. Guided tours are provided by Fort Lytton Historical Association, a non-profit volunteer organisation.
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Fort Lytton ranks #6,925 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 14 mapped in Australia. See how Australia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Lytton?
Fort Lytton stands in Australia, at -27.41224°, 153.15079°.
How famous is Fort Lytton?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,925 of 8,134 worldwide, and #8 in Australia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Lytton?
Fort Cowan Cowan, about 38 km away.
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