Scraesdon Fort
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scraesdon-fort-307-11012538
title:
Scraesdon Fort
text:
Scraesdon Fort, near the village of Antony, is one of several forts in South East Cornwall which formed part of the ring of forts surrounding Plymouth to protect Plymouth Sound and, in particular, the naval dockyard of Devonport from enemy naval attack. They were built as a result of a decision in Lord Palmerston's premiership to deter the French from attacking naval bases in the south of England. Scraesdon Fort was designed in 1859 by Captain William Crossman, and was built by F Roach and Compa
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic site
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scraesdon_Fort
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date modified:
2023-10-03T17:05:11Z
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13
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