Nothe Fort

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Nothe Fort is a 19th-century coastal defense fort in Weymouth, Dorset, now preserved as a historic museum and visitor attraction overlooking Weymouth Harbour and the Jurassic Coast.

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Nothe Fort canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defence fort
historic building
museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Victorian military architecture
builtBy British government
linked to: UK government
builtFor coastal defence
protection of Portland Harbour
builtInPeriod 19th century
category Forts in Dorset
Museums in Dorset
Tourist attractions in Weymouth, Dorset
constructionEndDate 1872
constructionStartDate 1860
country United Kingdom
currentUse military museum
visitor attraction
formerUse coastal artillery fort
hasAmenity café
gift shop
hasExhibit World War II exhibits
linked to: World War II museum

artillery pieces
coastal defence history displays
hasFeature casemates
dry moat
gun emplacements
ramparts
underground passages
hasViewOf Portland Harbour
Weymouth Bay
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building
Scheduled Monument
heritageRegister National Heritage List for England
location Dorset
England
Weymouth
material stone
near Weymouth town centre
linked to: Weymouth
openToPublic true
operatedBy Nothe Fort charity
overlooks Jurassic Coast
Weymouth Harbour
partOf defences of Portland Harbour
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
situatedOn Nothe Peninsula
usedDuring World War I
World War II

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Weymouth hasLandmark Nothe Fort
Nothe Gardens adjacentTo Nothe Fort