Bovisand Fort
Bovisand Fort is a fort in United Kingdom. Bovisand Fort is situated nearby to the historic site Brownhill Battery, as well as near the military installation Breakwater Beacon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bovisand and Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse.
Bovisand
Beach
Bovisand is a natural coastline on the east side of Plymouth Sound in Devon, England. Despite the steep cliff paths and rocky surrounding, Bovisand features two beaches, a holiday park, privately owned bungalows and a diving centre at Fort Bovisand. Bovisand is situated 1,600 feet east of Bovisand Fort.
Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 13 metres wide at the top and the base is 65 metres. Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles west of Bovisand Fort.
Plymouth Breakwater
Breakwater
Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 13 metres wide at the top and the base is 65 metres. Plymouth Breakwater is situated 1 mile west of Bovisand Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Batten and Drake’s Island.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert. Mount Batten is situated 1½ miles north of Bovisand Fort.
Drake’s Island
Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in Plymouth Sound, the stretch of water south of the city of Plymouth, Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period. Drake’s Island is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bovisand Fort.
Oreston
Suburb
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oreston, formerly a village on the southern bank of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth. It is recorded as Horestone on the 1591 Spry Map of Plimmouth. Oreston is situated 2 miles northeast of Bovisand Fort.
Bovisand Fort
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.33673° or 50° 20′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.12633° or 4° 7′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2Q8VPF+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 287779991OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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