Fort Gillingham

Fort Gillingham , also Gillingham Fort , was a fort on the south bank of the River Medway in the English county of Kent .

The fort, built in 1669, served together with the Cockham Wood Fort to defend the Chatham dock against attacks from the sea. Upnor Castle had already taken on this role a century earlier.

Fort Gillingham was demolished long ago, but its circular walls and trenches are clearly on the Ordnance Survey visible card of 1869, where it is mentioned as a coast guard station.

Today the site of the former fort is called Gillingham Pier .

Web links and sources

• Chatham Defences in Castles and Fortifications in England and Wales . E-castles. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '49.2 "  N , 0 ° 33' 7.2"  E