Tregantle Fort

#3584 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Tregantle Fort in south east Cornwall is one of several forts surrounding Plymouth that were built as a result of a decision in Lord Palmerston's premiership to deter the French from attacking naval bases on the Channel coast. ()

Built: 1859 (165 years ago)Coordinates: 50°21'22"N, 4°15'51"W

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Tregantle Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Edgcumbe House, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, St Mary's and St Julian's Church, St Germanus' Church.

3.9 miE
Museum, Vernacular architecture, History museum
Mount Edgcumbe House, Plymouth
100 min walk • Mount Edgcumbe House is a stately home in south-east Cornwall and is a Grade II listed building, whilst its gardens and parkland are listed as Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.
3.5 miE
Park
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Cawsand
91 min walk • Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is listed as Grade I on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and is one of four designated country parks in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The 885 acres country park is on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking Plymouth Sound and the River Tamar.
3.5 miE
Church
St Mary's and St Julian's Church, Cawsand
91 min walk • St Mary's and St Julian's Church is a Church of England parish church in Maker, Cornwall, England, UK. The church dates to the 15th century and has been a Grade I listed building since 1968.
3.3 miSE
Church
St Germanus' Church, Cawsand
85 min walk • St Germanus' Church is a Church of England church in Rame, Cornwall, England, UK. Much of the existing church dates to the 13th and 15th centuries. It has been Grade I listed since 1960.
3.9 miE
Church
Cremyll School and Chapel, Plymouth
100 min walk • Cremyll School and Chapel is a former schoolroom and chapel in Cremyll, Cornwall, England. It was erected in 1867 and is now a private residence, known as the Old School Rooms.
3.5 miNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Port Eliot
89 min walk • Port Eliot in the parish of St Germans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, is the ancestral seat of the Eliot family, whose present head is Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans.
3.2 miN
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Trematon Castle, Saltash
83 min walk • Trematon Castle is situated near Saltash in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was the caput of the feudal barony of Trematon. It is similar in style to the later Restormel Castle, with a 12th-century keep.
1 miNE
Church
Church of St James
27 min walk • The Church of St James is a Grade I listed 12th-century Anglican parish church in Antony, Cornwall, England.
3.4 miNW
Church
St German's Priory
88 min walk • St German's Priory is a large Norman church in the village of St Germans in south-east Cornwall, England, UK.
3.6 miNE
Church
Church of St Stephen, Saltash
93 min walk • The Church of St Stephen, also known as St Stephens-by-Saltash, is a Church of England parish church in Saltash, Cornwall. The church is a grade I listed building, and dates from the 15th century.
2.9 miNE
Town, Area
Torpoint, Plymouth
75 min walk • Torpoint is a civil parish and town on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite the city of Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar.