Fort Groznez
| Fort Groznez | |
|---|---|
| Creation time : | 1850s |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | restored |
| Construction: | Ashlar |
| Place: | Saint Anne |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 43 '27.9 " N , 2 ° 12' 14.3" W |
| Height: | 13 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference |
Fort Grosnez is a Victorian coastal fort on a north-facing peninsula in the north of the Channel Island of Alderney , west of Braye Bay, in the extension of which lies the Alderney breakwater . The construction of the fort was decided in 1850 and carried out in 1851-1853.
Fort Groznez was equipped with 28 cannons in 7 batteries. The Braye Battery in the bay was armed with 9 cannons. There was a garrison of the royal artillery.
Individual evidence
- ^ Colin Partridge, Trevor Davenport: The Fortifications of Alderney . Alderney Publishers, Saint Anne. ISBN 0-9517156-0-7 . Pp. 56-59.