Galleywood Fort
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Galleywood Fort
Image: © Paul Franks Taken: 18 Mar 2012
Surviving part of the ditch and rampart. The fort was built in 1804 as part of a line of defences to delay a French advance on London from the coast. It became redundant when the threat of invasion receded after the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.696399
Longitude
0.462894