CROWNHILL FORT

The earthwork, rock cut and some of the earth covered parts of the Royal Commission fort known as Crownhill Fort, built between 1863 and 1872. Part of a series of defences which protected the city of Plymouth and Devonport Dockyard from attack by land. The fort was designed by Captain EF Du Cane as the principal and largest fort of the defensive line, and lie between Woodland Fort and Bowden Battery, to which it was connected by a military road.This is an outstanding example of the later period Royal Commission fortifications and is the only one of this type in Plymouth to be actively preserved and open to the public. A earthen rampart measuring from 20 metres to 30 metres wide surrounds the fort, which has an irregular septagonal plan. It is accessed via a single storey, stone gatehouse to the south. Within the fort is a large semicircular parade ground surrounded by buildings, including officers quarters, barracks, a magazine and a cookhouse. The survival of numerous slit trenches and foxholes of World War II date provide evidence for the forts later history.
barracks earthworks (engineering works) gatehouses
20th Century 20th Century Victorian Post Medieval Victorian Post Medieval

Metadata

ARIADNE ID
13944132
Original ID
1097641
Language
English
Resource type
Sites and monuments databases or inventories
Subject
barracks
earthworks (engineering works)
gatehouses
Original Subject
  • ARTILLERY FORT
  • BARRACKS
  • CAPONIER
  • COOKHOUSE
  • EARTHWORK
  • EXTANT BUILDING
  • GATEHOUSE
  • MAGAZINE
  • OFFICERS QUARTERS
  • PARADE GROUND
  • RAMPART
  • SLIT TRENCH
  • STRUCTURE
  • WEAPONS PIT
Dating
  • 1540 – 1901
  • 1901 – 3000
  • 1939 – 1945
  • 1914 – 1918
  • 1870 – 1899
  • 1863 – 1872
  • 1901 – 2000 , 20th Century
  • 1901 – 2000 , 20th Century
  • 1837 – 1900 , Victorian
  • 1540 – 1900 , Post Medieval
  • 1837 – 1900 , Victorian
  • 1540 – 1900 , Post Medieval
Place
  • ENGLAND
Type
Dataset
Publisher
  • Archaeology Data Service [Organization]
Issued
Modified

Responsible persons and organisations

Contributor
  • Historic England [Organization]
Getty AAT Subjects
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  • poortgebouw nl
Identifier
http://registry.ariadne-infrastructure.eu/dataset/13944132
Package ID
3412
Provider ID
1104

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