Hoo — is used in placenames in the east of England to indicate coastal peninsulas and promontories. It appears in:* Fort Hoo, a fort on an island in the River Medway, Kent * Hoo St Werburgh and Cliffe at Hoo on the Hoo peninsula in Kent * Hoo, Suffolk… … Wikipedia
Fort Darnet — Fort Darnet, like Fort Hoo was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, Kent. Originally designed for two tiers of guns mounted in a circle, with a boom… … Wikipedia
Cockham Wood Fort — Coordinates: 51°24′43″N 0°33′04″E / 51.412°N 00.551°E / 51.412; 00.551 Cockham Wood Fort was constructed in 1669 on the north bank … Wikipedia
Sutton Hoo — restored). Although based on helmets of the spangenhelm type, the immediate comparisons are with contemporary Vendel Age helmets from eastern Sweden.] Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo Saxon cemeteries of the… … Wikipedia
Cliffe Fort — The remains of the Brennan Torpedo launch tracks at Cliffe Fort. Cliffe Fort is a Royal Commission fort built in the 1860s on the edge of the Cliffe marshes on the Hoo Peninsula in north Kent to protect against invasion via the Thames. It is… … Wikipedia
Grain Fort — was built in the 1860s on the eastern end of the Hoo peninsulato control the entrance to the Medway, Kent, England. All surface structures were demolished in the 1960s, so all that remains are underground passages. Nearby is the 1855 Grain Tower… … Wikipedia
Rochester, Kent — infobox UK place official name= Rochester static static image caption = Rochester Cathedral viewed from the Castle Gardens unitary england = Medway lieutenancy england = Kent region = South East England country = England latitude = 51.3883… … Wikipedia
List of forts — This is a list for articles on notable historic forts which may or may not be under current active use by a military. There are also many towns named after a Fort, the largest being Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Contents 1 Australia 2 Bahamas … Wikipedia
Liste De Forts, Fortifications, Citadelles Et Places Fortes Au Royaume-Uni — Sommaire 1 General 2 SE England 3 Tamise 4 Medway … Wikipédia en Français
Liste de forts, fortifications, citadelles et places fortes Royaume-Uni — Liste de forts, fortifications, citadelles et places fortes au Royaume Uni Liste de forts, fortifications, citadelles et places fortes au Royaume Uni Sommaire 1 General 2 SE England 3 Tamise 4 Medway … Wikipédia en Français
