Dive Test Facility (Disused)
Dive Test Facility (Disused) is a military installation in Hampshire, South East England, England. Dive Test Facility (Disused) is situated nearby to the building Monckton House, as well as near the military installation Institute of Naval Medicine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Monckton and Fort Gilkicker.
Fort Monckton
Fort
Photo: gordon james brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Monckton is a historic military fort on the south-east shoreline of the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire. Built on the ruins of Haselworth Castle to protect Portsmouth Harbour at the start of the American War of Independence, it was rebuilt in the 1880s as a Palmerston fort. Fort Monckton is situated 2,300 feet east of Dive Test Facility (Disused).
Fort Gilkicker
Fort
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Gilkicker is a historic Palmerston fort built at the eastern end of Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire England to dominate the key anchorage of Spithead. Fort Gilkicker is situated 1,900 feet south of Dive Test Facility (Disused).
St Francis
Church
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St Francis is a church, which is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Dive Test Facility (Disused).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alverstoke and Gosport.
Alverstoke
Suburb
Photo: Margaret Auerstedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It stretches east–west from Fort Blockhouse, Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Portsmouth Harbour.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Spithead
Locality
Spithead is an eastern area of the Solent and a roadstead for vessels off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. It is protected from all winds except those from the southeast, with the Isle of Wight lying to the south-west. Spithead is situated 2 miles south of Dive Test Facility (Disused).
Dive Test Facility (Disused)
Latitude
50.77923° or 50° 46′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.14228° or 1° 8′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C2WQVH5+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 24597207OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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