Horse Sand Fort Lighthouse
Horse Sand Fort Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Southsea, Portsmouth, England. Horse Sand Fort Lighthouse is situated nearby to Horse Fort, as well as near No Man’s Land Fort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horse Fort and No Man’s Land Fort.
Horse Fort
Fort
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horse Sand Fort or Horse Sands Fort is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the Solent off Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions.
No Man’s Land Fort
Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
No Man's Land Fort, also referred to as No Man's Fort, is a sea fort in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England. It is one of the Palmerston Forts built between 1867 and 1880 after the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission.
Spitbank Fort
Hotel
Photo: Amanda Retreats, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spitbank Fort or Spitsand Fort or Spit Sand Fort or simply Spit Fort is a sea fort built as a result of the 1859 Royal Commission. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions. Spitbank Fort is situated 2 miles northwest of Horse Sand Fort Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spithead and Southsea.
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. Spithead is situated 2½ miles west of Horse Sand Fort Lighthouse.
Southsea
Suburb
Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre. Southsea is situated 3 miles north of Horse Sand Fort Lighthouse.
Seaview
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seaview is a small Edwardian resort located on the north-eastern corner of the Isle of Wight, overlooking the Solent. The village is popular with tourists and is 2+1⁄3 miles from the town of Ryde, where most tourists reach the island by ferry or hovercraft. Seaview is situated 3 miles southwest of Horse Sand Fort Lighthouse.
Horse Sand Fort Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southsea, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.74996° or 50° 44′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.07256° or 1° 4′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C2WPWXG+XXGeoNames ID
11610918
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