Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site

Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort located on Esquimalt Harbour in Colwood, British Columbia, Canada. It was constructed in the 1890s by the Royal Marine Artillery to defend the Esquimalt Naval Base. It consists of three gun batteries, and was in continuous use by the Royal Canadian Artillery until 1956.

The site is adjacent to Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada. Both the fort and lighthouse are managed and presented to the public by Parks Canada.

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Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site ranks #2,471 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 20 mapped in Canada. Founded 1895 — one of 336 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Canada compares in the castle statistics.

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