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.
- Type: Reserve
- Description: National historic Site of Canada located in British Columbia
- Also known as: “Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada”, “Lieu historique national du Canada Fort Rodd Hill”, and “Lieu historique national Fort Rodd Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lower Battery gun emplacement and magazine and Esquimalt Lighthouse.
Lower Battery gun emplacement and magazine
Bunker
Places in the Area
Nearby places include View Royal and Esquimalt.
View Royal
Town
Esquimalt
Town
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
Latitude
48.4325° or 48° 25′ 57″ north
Longitude
-123.45075° or 123° 27′ 3″ west
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
84WRCGMX+2P
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Portuguese—“Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Breton: “fort Rodd Hill”
- Egyptian Arabic: “موقع حصن رود هيل التاريخى الوطنى”
- French: “Fort Rodd Hill”
- French: “lieu historique national fort Rodd Hill”
- German: “Fort Rodd Hill”
- Portuguese: “Forte Rodd”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Esquimalt Indian Reserve and Belmont Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lieu historique national du Canada Fort Rodd Hill and Refuge d’oiseaux d’Esquimalt-Lagoon.
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