Sandown Fort

Sandown Fort
Sandown, Isle of Wight, England
Much of the fort has now been converted to the Isle of Wight Zoo
Sandown Fort
Coordinates	50°39′38″N 1°08′21″W / 50.6605°N 1.1391°W / 50.6605; -1.1391
Site information
Owner	Isle of Wight Zoo
Open to the public	Yes
Site history
Built	September 1864
In use	Zoo
Materials	Granite

Sandown Fort (map reference SZ597839) is a fort built in Sandown on the Isle of Wight in the middle of Sandown Bay. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the fort began in April 1861 and was completed by September 1864 at a cost of £73,876. In later documents it is often referred to as Granite Fort. ^[1]

References

Publications

• Moore, David, 2010. The East Wight Defences, Solent Papers Number 10, David Moore, Gosport. ISBN 0954845331

External links

• Victorian Forts data sheet for Sandown (Granite) Fort
• Victorian Forts data sheet for Sandown Barrack Battery