Forts of Plymouth

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Several of the forts surrounding Plymouth were built as a result of a decision in Lord Palmerston's premiership to deter the French from attacking naval bases in the south of the country.

Examples of the forts are Agaton Fort, Bowden Fort, Crownhill Fort, Egg Buckland Keep, Ernesettle Fort, Fort Austin, Fort Bovisand, Fort Efford, Mount Edgcumbe Garden Battery, Picklecombe Fort, Polhawn Fort, Fort Scraesdon,Staddon Fort, Fort Tregantle, Whitesand Bay Battery and Woodlands Fort

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