Fort Henry (Jersey)
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| Alternative name (s): | Fort Conway | |
| Creation time : | 1758 | |
| Castle type : | Coastal fort | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Construction: | Ashlar | |
| Place: | Grouville | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 11 '9.3 " N , 2 ° 2' 4.7" W | |
| Height: | 9 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Fort Henry is the ruins of a coastal fort near the village of Grouville on the east coast of the Channel Island of Jersey .
As early as the 15th century, during the reign of King Henry VII of England , a fort is said to have been built on this site after the war of the roses . One assumes, however, that it was just a wall system made of earth.
The present fort with its square tower and rectangular curtain wall was built in 1758. It was surrounded by a moat spanned by a drawbridge . It was named Fort Conway at the time of the Battle of Jersey in 1781 . It was manned by a garrison of 200 men from the 83rd Regiment , the Royal Glasgow Volunteers . A 24-pounder cannon is only mentioned in a report from 1811.
During the Second World War , Fort Herny was provided by the Germans who had occupied the Channel Islands with two projections on the tower for searchlights and a shelter for men and ammunition.
Web links and sources
- Commons : Fort Henry, Grouville - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
- Fort Henry (Fort Conway) . Jersey Heritage.
