Fort Monckton
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
- …is also known as “No.1 Military Training Establishment”
- Description: fort in Gosport, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Gilkicker and St Francis.
Fort Gilkicker
Fort Gilkicker is a historic Palmerston fort built… Fort Gilkicker is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Fort Monckton.
St Francis
St Francis is a church, which is situated 2,100 feet north of Fort Monckton.
Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Museum
The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport… Royal Navy Submarine Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Fort Monckton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alverstoke and Gosport.
Alverstoke
Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England.
Gosport
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth.
Fort Monckton
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Latitude
50.77694° or 50° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
-1.13315° or 1° 7′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C2WQVG8+QP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Fort Monckton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蒙克顿堡”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن مونكتون”
- French: “Fort Monckton”
- German: “Fort Monckton”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gosport and Stokes Bay Golf Club and Gilkicker Lagoon.
Nearby Places
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Hampshire: Highlights
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