Palmerston Forts, Plymouth
- Palmerston Forts, Plymouth
The Palmerston Forts around Plymouth include:
*Agaton Fort
*Fort Austin
*Fort Bovisand
*Bowden Fort
*Brownhill Battery
*Cawsand Fort
*Crownhill Fort
*Drake's Island Battery
*Fort Efford
*Egg Buckland Keep
*Ernesettle Fort
*Forder Battery
*Hawkins Battery
*Knowles Battery
*Laira Battery
*Mount Edgcumbe Garden Battery
*Picklecombe Fort
*Plymouth Breakwater Fort
*Polhawn Fort
*Raleigh Battery
*Fort Scraesdon
*Staddon Fort
*Stamford Fort
*Fort Tregantle
*Watch House Battery
*Whitesand Bay Battery
*Woodlands Fort
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