Fort Charlotte

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Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face.

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Fort Charlotte,Lerwick
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Location: 60.1554, -1.1444, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Ness of Sound, coastal battery 470m SE of
    architectural structure in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • The Knab, coastal battery, 150m S of War Memorial
    architectural structure in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Fort Charlotte
    fort in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK  
  • in-use buildings within Fort Charlotte, Lerwick
    architectural structures in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • HMS Rondo
    1893 naval trawler
  • MTB 626
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
  • MTB 686
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
  • HMS Cheerful
    1897 Mermaid-class destroyer
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1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
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The harbour at Lerwick from Victoria PierThe harbour at Lerwick from Victoria Pier
Fort Wall, Lerwick.Fort Wall, Lerwick.
Fort Charlotte, LerwickFort Charlotte, Lerwick
Fort Charlotte 2005Fort Charlotte 2005
Alexandra Buildings and Fort Charlotte, LerwickAlexandra Buildings and Fort Charlotte, Lerwick
Cannons on Fort Charlotte, LerwickCannons on Fort Charlotte, Lerwick
Fort Charlotte 20080820 barracksFort Charlotte 20080820 barracks
Fort Charlotte 20080820 from commercial streetFort Charlotte 20080820 from commercial street
Fort Charlotte 20080820 north sideFort Charlotte 20080820 north side
Fort Charlotte 20080822 south gateFort Charlotte 20080822 south gate
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    linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
    linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
    linkpageStarforts page@Wikidata
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    siteartillery batteryNess of Sound, coastal battery 470m SE ofartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryThe Knab, coastal battery, 150m S of War Memorialartillery batteryWikidata
    sitefortFort CharlottefortWikidata
    sitefortin-use buildings within Fort Charlotte, LerwickfortWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Rondonaval trawler, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreckMTB 626motor torpedo boat, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreckMTB 686motor torpedo boat, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreck1897HMS Cheerfulshipwreck, destroyer, C-class destroyer, Mermaid-class destroyerWikidata
    commonsimageThe harbour at Lerwick from Victoria Pier Commons
    commonsimageFort Wall, Lerwick. Commons
    commonsimageFort Charlotte, Lerwick Commons
    commonsimageFort Charlotte 2005 Commons
    commonsimageAlexandra Buildings and Fort Charlotte, Lerwick Commons
    commonsimageCannons on Fort Charlotte, Lerwick Commons
    commonsimageFort Charlotte 20080820 barracks Commons
    commonsimageFort Charlotte 20080820 from commercial street Commons
    commonsimageFort Charlotte 20080820 north side Commons
    commonsimageFort Charlotte 20080822 south gate Commons