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Fort McClary

🇺🇸 United States · 19th century

Fort McClary in the United States
Photo: Decumanus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Fort McClary is a former defensive fortification of the United States military located along the southern coast at Kittery Point, Maine at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. It was used throughout the 19th century to protect approaches to the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. The property and its surviving structures are now owned and operated by the State of Maine as Fort McClary State Historic Site, including a blockhouse dating from 1844.

Text adapted from “Fort McClary” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort McClary ranks #4,421 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #83 of the 103 mapped in United States. Founded 1808, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,257 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fort McClary?

Fort McClary stands in the United States, at 43.08314°, -70.70894°.

When was Fort McClary built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1808. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Fort McClary?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,421 of 8,134 worldwide, and #83 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Fort McClary?

Lynn Armory, about 72 km away.

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