Newhaven Fort (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Newhaven.
In the historic county of Sussex.
Modern Authority of East Sussex.
1974 county of East Sussex.
Medieval County of Sussex (Rape of Lewes).

OS Map Grid Reference: TQ449002
Latitude 50.78292° Longitude 0.05430°

Newhaven Fort has been described as a certain Artillery Fort.

There are no visible remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

Military Fort at Newhaven adjoins Lunette Battery. It consisted of a rectangular fort defended by a moat on the north, west, and north part of the east sides and by cliffs on the south and south east. It was first used as a coastal fortification in 1548, and was rearmed in 1585, 1596, 1759 and during the Napoleonic Wars. The existing fort was built between 1846 and 1875 and had 18 guns. It was refortified again during the 2nd World War. The moat has now been partly backfilled on the north side and removed by housing development on the north east side. The interior, including the barracks, courtyard and gun emplacements have been partly demolished. (East Sussex HER–ref. Scheduled monument notice)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Scheduled Monument Number 1002242, Legacy Scheduled Monument Number es430
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 1424027.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) MES1785.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Welcome to Newhaven Fort (visitor information only)
  Wikipedia entry
Periodical Articles
- Bell, Martin, 1974, ' Newhaven Fort' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol. 112 p. 154

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