Fort Rowner

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Brockhurst and Fort Grange.

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

Fort
is one of the Palmerston Forts, in , 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. is situated 3,200 feet south of Fort Rowner.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowner and Hardway.

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

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a suburb of the town of , in the Gosport district, in , England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of opposite to the naval base.

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

Fort Rowner

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
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Notable Places Nearby

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

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