Staddon Fort

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Part of the Plymouth Eastern Defenses: 9 sided, surrounded by a deep dry ditch, and equipped with 21 guns. This was the central defence of Staddon Heights and was connected to the other gun batteries by roads or dry ditches. Part of the fort is still used by the Navy.

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Coordinates: 50°20'46"N 4°6'49"W

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Drake's Island 3.3 km
Fort Picklecombe 4.3 km
Bolt Tail 21 km
Brent Tor 29 km
Nanstallon Roman Fort - site of 49 km
Porth island 68 km
Pendennis Castle 70 km
Trencrom Hill 99 km
St. Michael's Mount 101 km

Bovisand 1.3 km
Staddiscombe Playing Fields 2.3 km
Langdon Court 2.7 km
Plymouth Sound 3.4 km
Mew Stone 4.3 km
Connors Cove 4.5 km
Wembury Bay 4.5 km
Thorn House and Garden 5.1 km
Warren Point, Wembury 5.6 km
Newton Wood 5.7 km

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