🏰 Golden Hill Fort

United Kingdom · Europe · 50.69°N, 1.52°W

Golden Hill Fort was a defensible barracks at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, built as part of the Palmerston defences by the 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom to provide manpower to man the defences at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. Built in hexagonal form, it accommodated 8 officers and 128 men, and had its own hospital.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.69°N, 1.52°W · view on map

Golden Hill Fort is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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