Freshwater Redoubt

Freshwater Redoubt, also known as Fort Redoubt, is an old Palmerston fort built in on the western end of the . Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Palmerston fort in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Fort Redoubt”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dimbola Museum and Galleries and Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station.

Museum
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Dimbola was the home and workplace of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, where she lived from 1860 to 1875 on the Isle of Wight It is now a museum and galleries dedicated to her life and work which also showcases contemporary exhibitions of photographers from around the world. is situated 1,500 feet north of Freshwater Redoubt.

Building
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Freshwater Lifeboat Station is located on Gate Lane at Freshwater Bay, just south of the village of , at the western end of the , in the . is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Freshwater Redoubt.

Community center
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West Wight Sports and Community Centre is a registered charity providing sports, health and fitness to the West Wight. Based in Moa place, , on the , the sports and community centre has swimming pools, sports hall, gym, cafe, meeting rooms, exercise classes, community kitchen, IT suite, hair salon, and hydrotherapy. is situated 1 mile northwest of Freshwater Redoubt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freshwater Bay and Easton.

Village
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Village
is a village on the . It is located close to on the west side of the island and forms part of the parish of .

Hamlet
is a hamlet just outside on the west side of the . It features a local hill known as Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. Golf Course is located on Down.

Freshwater Redoubt

Latitude
50.66852° or 50° 40′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.51395° or 1° 30′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C2WMF9P+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 973860773
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q5503121
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