Nomans Fort
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: Grade II listed sea fort in the Solent, UK
- Also known as: “No Man’s Fort” and “No Man’s Land Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horse Fort and Alan Hersey Nature Reserve.
Horse Fort
Fort
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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. Horse Fort is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Nomans Fort.
Alan Hersey Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
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The Alan Hersey Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located on the north east coast of the Isle of Wight between Springvale and Seaview. On a flood plain, fluvial water runs down the valley into the reserve and a culvert passes under the old toll road and down the beach, through which salt water also enters the reserve on the rising tide. Alan Hersey Nature Reserve is situated 1½ miles southwest of Nomans Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seaview and Spithead.
Seaview
Village
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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 1½ miles southwest of Nomans Fort.
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 2 miles northwest of Nomans Fort.
Nettlestone
Village
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Nettlestone is a village on the Isle of Wight, England, about 4 miles south east from Ryde. It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having been in existence in 1066. Nettlestone is situated 2 miles southwest of Nomans Fort.
Nomans Fort
- Categories: sea fort, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nettlestone and Seaview, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Nomans Fort” goes by many names.
- German: “No Man’s Land Fort”
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