List of star forts

List of star forts

This is a list of star forts.

Croatia

*Karlovac

Canada

*Citadel Hill, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
*Fort George, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
*Fort Mississauga, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
*Fort Erie, in Fort Erie, Ontario

Czech Republic

*Olomouc

Denmark

*Kastellet, Copenhagen

Finland

*Suomenlinna

France

*Neuf Brisac

Italy

*Palmanova

Ireland

*Ticrohan

A recently discovered example of a starfort was Ticrohan Castle and its associated starfort, located to the south west of Clonard in County Meath.

It is supposedly all that is left of Owen Roe O'Neill's garrison fort and dates from about 1640

You can view an image of it on http://www.irelandaerialphotography.com/

*CharlesFort

Built in 1680 during the reign of King Charles II, this fort remained a British army base until Irish Independence in 1921. A huge fort, with walls up to 6m thick and five defensive bastions around its perimeter, it was built in a star shape, a configuration that provided better defence against cannon fire than the older circular forts. This style of fort was common throughout Europe at that time and Charles Fort is one of the best remaining examples of a star-shaped fort in Europe.

Japan

*Goryōkaku

Germany

*Augsburg
*Berlin
*Frankfurt am Main
*Hamburg
*Lübeck
*Rostock

Malta

*Fort Saint Elmo

Netherlands

*Coevorden
*Naarden
*Bourtange
*Enkhuizen
*Retranchement
*Willemstad

Philippines

*Intramuros

Portugal

*Almeida

Romania

*Arad
*Alba Iulia
*Oradea
*Timişoara

lovakia

*Nové Zámky

outh Africa

*Castle of Good Hope

weden

*Gothenburg with Skansen Kronan and Skansen Lejonet
*Kristianstad
*Bohus Fortress
*Nya Elfsborg
*Varberg Fortress

United Kingdom

* Berwick-upon-Tweed
* Fort Cumberland
* Tilbury Fort

United States

* Castillo de San Marcos
* Fort McHenry, in Baltimore
* Fort Jay, on Governors Island in New York Bay
* Fort Wood, on Liberty Island in New York Bay
* Star Fort at Ninety Six, South Carolina
* Fort Ticonderoga in New York State

Russia

* Peter and Paul Fortress
* Nyenschantz


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