Fortress
Fort Scratchley
🇦🇺 Australia · 19th century
Fort Scratchley, a former coastal defence installation, is now a museum. It is located in Newcastle East, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. It was built in 1882 to defend the city against a possible Russian attack. However, its guns were not fired in anger until 8 June 1942, during the shelling of Newcastle. The Australian Army left the site in 1972.
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Fort Scratchley ranks #3,747 of 5,814 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 8 mapped in Australia. Founded 1882, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 411 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Australia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Scratchley?
Fort Scratchley stands in Australia, at -32.9277°, 151.79°.
When was Fort Scratchley built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1882. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Scratchley?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,747 of 5,814 worldwide, and #4 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 Scratchley?
Middle Head Fortifications, about 111 km away.
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