Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)
Gallants Bower Fort (ruin) is an archaeological site in United Kingdom. Gallants Bower Fort (ruin) is situated nearby to Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth, as well as near the headland One Gun Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dartmouth Castle and Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth.
Dartmouth Castle
Castle
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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. Dartmouth Castle is situated 920 feet east of Gallants Bower Fort (ruin).
Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth
Church
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth is situated 870 feet northeast of Gallants Bower Fort (ruin).
Kingswear Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. Kingswear Castle is situated 2,300 feet east of Gallants Bower Fort (ruin).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dartmouth and Churston Ferrers.
Dartmouth
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.
Churston Ferrers
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 3½ miles north of Gallants Bower Fort (ruin).
Galmpton
Village
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 3½ miles north of Gallants Bower Fort (ruin).
Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.34109° or 50° 20′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.56952° or 3° 34′ 10″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C2R8CRJ+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 331560714OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include One Gun Point and Dartmouth Castle.
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