SX1251 : Chain Fort guarding the mouth of the River Fowey, Cornwall

Fowey, Cornwall, Great Britain

Chain Fort guarding the mouth of the River Fowey, Cornwall
Chain Fort guarding the mouth of the River Fowey, Cornwall
This is the eastern blockhouse, from which a chain would have been stretched to the western shore to impede ships trying to enter the river.
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Photographer
Darren Hill   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph (First for SX1251)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 June, 2003
Submitted
Tuesday, 22 March, 2005
Category
Historic building   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 12 51 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 50:20.0110N 4:38.1588W
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