- Fort
Gilkicker is a
historic Palmerston fort
built at the
eastern end of
Stokes Bay, Gosport,
Hampshire England to
dominate the key
anchorage of Spithead...
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settlement of
Alverstoke is
close by. To the east of
Stokes Bay is Fort
Gilkicker,
which was
built in 1871 to
guard the
headland and the
western approaches...
- John
Archer to draw up
plans for the
defence of
Stokes Bay. In 1779 the
Gilkicker Sea Mark was
demolished to
provide clear ground for a new
temporary fort...
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Spithead is an area of the
Solent and a
roadstead off
Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. It is
protected from all
winds except those...
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Gilkicker Lagoon is a Site of
Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Gosport, Hampshire, England. The SSSI
covers 4.07 hectares.
There are five species...
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during which deep-draught
ships can be handled. Spithead, an area off
Gilkicker Point near Gosport, is
known as the
place where the
Royal Navy is traditionally...
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complementary guns to
counter armoured and
unarmoured ships (blockers). Fort
Gilkicker was
remodeled for two 6 inch and two 9.2-inch B.L. guns at the east end...
- had
their main
weaponry facing away from Portsmouth. Fort
Monckton Fort
Gilkicker Stokes Bay
Lines Browndown Battery Fort
Fareham Fort
Gomer Fort Grange...
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Pachytychius haematocephalus, the
gilkicker weevil, is a
species of true
weevil in the
family of
beetles known as Curculionidae. It is
found in North...
- gap
between the new fort at Fort Gomer, and the
earlier fort at Fort
Gilkicker, and Fort Monckton. This
defensive moat was to
become the ‘Stokes Bay...
