Nothe Gardens and Nothe Fort (Weymouth)
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park, garden, scheduled ancient monument
The Nothe Fort was built between 1860 and 1872 with a 12 gun battery of 9" and 10" cannons as part of the Palmerston defences to protect Portland Harbour. The armament was updated in 1888 with the introduction of seven of the massive 38 ton 12.5 inch guns but these were replaced by three modern six inch guns in 1902. It was in use until 1956 and since 1979 it has been restored and opened as a museum by Weymouth Civic Society. Nothe Gardens have suffered erosion problems in the past, but have been fixed with extensive sea wall building.
Open daily May - September and Sundays.
Open daily May - September and Sundays.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothe_Fort
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Coordinates: 50°36'23"N 2°26'48"W
- Lodmoor Nature Reserve 3.8 km
- South Dorset Coast SSSI 3.9 km
- Puddletown Forest 16 km
- Purbeck Ridge (West) SSSI 19 km
- Bloxworth Heath 24 km
- Gore Heath 27 km
- Arne SSSI and RSPB reserve 28 km
- Keyhaven Marshes 63 km
- Brighstone Forest 72 km
- Parkhurst Forest 79 km
- Melcombe Regis 1.1 km
- Rodwell 1.3 km
- Westham 1.9 km
- Weymouth Bay 2.2 km
- Portland Harbour 2.5 km
- Radipole 2.6 km
- Chesil Beach 6.6 km
- Isle of Portland 7.2 km
- Chesil Beach 10 km
- Dorset 23 km