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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Gilkicker and Fort Monckton.

Fort Gilkicker

Fort

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

St Francis

Church

Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.

St Francis is a church.

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
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

50.77326° or 50° 46′ 24″ north

Longitude

-1.14064° or 1° 8′ 26″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

9C2WQVF5+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 672768647

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

2648667

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Gilkicker Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Anglesey and Clayhall.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gilkicker Point and Gilkicker Lagoon.

Hampshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, and Farnborough.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.