Garrison Point Fort

Garrison Point Fort is a semicircular fortification in Sheerness with two gun floors featuring iron shields for protection. The structure stands at the junction where the Medway river meets the Thames, built to defend this strategic waterway.

Construction of the fort took place between 1861 and 1872 as Britain prepared its coastline against potential French naval attacks. The Victorian period saw such fortifications built across southern England in response to international tensions.

The fort shows how Victorians approached coastal protection and reflects the era's concern about foreign threats to Britain. It remains embedded in Sheerness's port landscape as a tangible link to 19th-century military thinking and local maritime identity.

The fort is located within an active port and is not open to the public for safety and operational reasons. You can view it from outside the port perimeter or at a distance along the waterfront.

The fort is one of only two double-tiered casemated fortifications built in Britain during the 1860s. This rare construction method makes it an important example of Victorian military engineering that few people know about.

Location: Swale

Location: Sheerness

Inception: 1861

GPS coordinates: 51.44690,0.74441

Latest update: December 9, 2025 18:48