Dorset
Purbeck District
Studland

Fort Henry

Fort Henry is a Grade II listed World War Two observation bunker overlooking Studland Bay, in . It was built in 1943 to defend the bay from possible German invasion along with other beach defences such as gun emplacements, Type 25 pill boxes and concrete Dragon’s Teeth anti-tank obstacles.
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Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: bunker in Studland, Dorset, UK
  • Also known as: “Fort Henry, Dorset”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Harry Rocks and Ballard Down.

Photo: John Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the in , southern . They mark the most eastern point of the , a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Peak
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of chalk downland on the in the English county of . The hills meet the here, and forms a headland, Ballard Point, between Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the south.

, also known as the Devil's Anvil, is a sandstone block of about 400 tonnes weight, perched on a conical hill, approximately 1-mile from the village of , south . is situated 1 mile west of Fort Henry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nine Barrow Down and Swanage.

Locality
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an elongated hill forming the northern ridge of the on the in , England. The chalk down is part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. is situated 2½ miles west of Fort Henry.

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is a coastal town of 9,600 people in . It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. Town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.

Locality
Photo: Ojl, CC BY 2.5.
is a headland on the east-facing coast of the in , England, and is part of the town of . It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay. is situated 2½ miles south of Fort Henry.

Fort Henry

Latitude
50.64522° or 50° 38′ 43″ north
Longitude
-1.94783° or 1° 56′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C2WJ3W2+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194785041
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­bunker
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­bunker
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q5471318
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Henry”. Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.