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Spitbank Fort is a circular 19th century sea fort lying in the Solent on Spit Sand, south-west of Southsea Castle, Hampshire. Spitbank Fort was one of a chain of four sea forts in the Solent recommended by the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom in 1860, and designed to protect Portsmouth dockyard from seaborne attack. It is within the council area of Isle of Wight.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1018587.
Place Type: Victorian Fort
Historic County: Hampshire
Island: Isle of Wight
Lat, Long: 50.770499,-1.0989697
Grid Reference: SZ 6363 9715
Council Area: Portsmouth CA
Police Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight PA
GBPN ID: 304499
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Spitbank_Fort,_Hampshire_304499
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1018587.
Place Type: Victorian Fort
Historic County: Hampshire
Island: Isle of Wight
Lat, Long: 50.770499,-1.0989697
Grid Reference: SZ 6363 9715
Council Area: Portsmouth CA
Police Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight PA
GBPN ID: 304499
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Spitbank_Fort,_Hampshire_304499
Peruse Hampshire on Wikishire