Gilkicker Point
Gilkicker Point is a cape in Hampshire, South East England, England. Gilkicker Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Anglesey, as well as near the suburb Clayhall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Gilkicker and Fort Monckton.
Fort Gilkicker
Fort
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Gilkicker is a historic Palmerston fort built at the eastern end of Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire England to dominate the key anchorage of Spithead.
Fort Monckton
Fort
Photo: gordon james brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Monckton is a historic military fort on the south-east shoreline of the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire. Built on the ruins of Haselworth Castle to protect Portsmouth Harbour at the start of the American War of Independence, it was rebuilt in the 1880s as a Palmerston fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alverstoke and Spithead.
Alverstoke
Suburb
Photo: Margaret Auerstedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It stretches east–west from Fort Blockhouse, Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Portsmouth Harbour.
Spithead
Locality
Spithead is an eastern area of the Solent and a roadstead for vessels off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. It is protected from all winds except those from the southeast, with the Isle of Wight lying to the south-west.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Gilkicker Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77326° or 50° 46′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.14064° or 1° 8′ 26″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C2WQVF5+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 672768647OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2648667
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Anglesey and Clayhall.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gilkicker Point and Gilkicker Lagoon.
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