Fort Nelson

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Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt in the English county of Hampshire, is one of five defensive forts built on the summit of Portsdown Hill in the 1860s, overlooking the important naval base of Portsmouth and is a Grade I Listed Building. The current tenant is the Royal Armouries, housing the artillery of the national collection of arms and armour.

1860 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
national museum, fort, military museum, United Kingdom, 
File:Fort nelson entrance.JPG

  • Victorian Forts and Artillery page@
  • Subterranean History page@
  • Starforts page@
  • Solent Papers 9: Fort Nelson a History and Description page@
  • Solent Papers 3: Fort Nelson and the Portsdown Forts page@
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Great Turkish Bombard at Fort Nelson
Bira gun fort nelson
3-inch Smith Gun, early 1940s
RML 7 pounder steel fort nelson
M59 recoiless fort nelson
Claimed Victoria cross cannon
Battleship gun - fort nelson
Example of burmese bronze casting
1727 13 inch bronze mortar naval
Fort Nelson
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    linkpageVictorian Forts and Artillery page@Wikidata
    linkpageSubterranean History page@Wikidata
    linkpageStarforts page@Wikidata
    linkpageSolent Papers 9: Fort Nelson a History and Description page@Wikidata
    linkpageSolent Papers 3: Fort Nelson and the Portsdown Forts page@Wikidata
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    commonsimageGreat Turkish Bombard at Fort Nelson Commons
    commonsimageBira gun fort nelson Commons
    commonsimage3-inch Smith Gun, early 1940s Commons
    commonsimageRML 7 pounder steel fort nelson Commons
    commonsimageM59 recoiless fort nelson Commons
    commonsimageClaimed Victoria cross cannon Commons
    commonsimageBattleship gun - fort nelson Commons
    commonsimageExample of burmese bronze casting Commons
    commonsimage1727 13 inch bronze mortar naval Commons
    commonsimageFort Nelson Commons
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