Derby Fort
| Derby Fort | |
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 Derby Fort |
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| Creation time : | 1645 |
| Castle type : | Coastal fort |
| Conservation status: | ruin |
| Standing position : | English nobility |
| Construction: | Quarry stone |
| Place: | Derbyhaven |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 4 '30.1 " N , 4 ° 36' 18.4" W |
| Height: | 3 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference |
Derby Fort is the ruin of a fort at the eastern end of St Michael's Isle , which is also called Fort Island because of the fort , a small island near Derbyhaven in the south of the Isle of Man .
The fort was built in 1645 during the English Civil War at the behest of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Lord of Mann . It was supposed to protect the then heavily frequented port of Derbyhaven.
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