Fort Rowner

Fort Rowner is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. Built circa 1858 as part of the outer defence line for Gosport along with Fort Brockhurst and Fort Elson to the North East and Fort Grange and Fort Gomer to the South West.

Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Brockhurst and Fort Grange.

Fort Brockhurst

Museum

Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, and a scheduled monument. It is now an English Heritage property. Fort Brockhurst is situated 3,100 feet north of Fort Rowner.

Fort Grange

Fort

Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fort Grange is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. After Gomer and Elson forts had been approved in 1852, further consideration led to a decision to fill the gap between them by three more forts, and Grange is the most southerly of the three. Fort Grange is situated 3,200 feet south of Fort Rowner.

Elson Library

Library

Photo: Barry Shimmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elson Library is situated 3,200 feet east of Fort Rowner.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowner and Hardway.

Rowner

Suburb

Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rowner is a small settlement which forms part of the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England.

Hardway

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Hardway is a suburb of the town of Gosport, in the Gosport district, in Hampshire, England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite to the naval base.

Fort Elson

Locality

Photo: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport.

Fort Rowner

Type: Fort
Description: Palmerston Fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Gosport District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

50.80695° or 50° 48′ 25″ north

Longitude

-1.15948° or 1° 9′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C2WRR4R+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9505328546

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q5471950

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

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

Satellite Map

Discover Fort Rowner from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brockhurst Baptist Church and Nelson House (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Facility).

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Grange Road and Centurion.

Hampshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, and Farnborough.

Curious Forts to Discover

Uncover intriguing forts from every corner of the globe.