Fort Stamford, north side
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Fort Stamford, north side
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 27 Jun 2023
One of the so-called Palmerston’s follies, part of a project set in train in 1859 by the Crown Commissioners as potential defences against the threat of invasion by France, which never materialised. Fort Stamford ceased to have any military use after the 1960s. This shows the high walls and ditch on the north side. The fort is a Scheduled Monument.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.355403
Longitude
-4.120238