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	Portsdown Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main threat was perceived to be from Napoleon III of France, but this receded soon after the forts' completion.
		Guarding Fort Purbrook, the Crookhorn redoubt suffered from subsidence, and was demolished by 1876.
		The Farlington redoubt had only the ditches and gun positions dug, and was finally demolished in the 1970s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portsdown_Hill (441 words)

	Portsdown Tunnels - legends & mysteries - Fort Purbrook - page 1
		Crookhorn Redoubt had subsidence problems, and was demolished in the 1870s - today there is absolutely no trace left of this fortification, and even its former boundaries are unclear.
		Farlington Redoubt was to have been fitted with barracks and a magazine, together with substantial underground works to protect the ditches and to permit counter-mining (the process by which you defeat an enemies attempt to dig under your fortifications by tunnelling, or mining, towards their tunnels).
		It was believed that Farlington Redoubt was linked to Fort Purbrook by a tunnel, but no evidence has been found for this at the Purbrook end, where logically it should appear at the end of the Musketry Gallery at the eastern angle, nor is such a tunnel shown on any plan.
	www.portsdown-tunnels.org.uk /legends_mysteries/palmerston_forts_p1.html (758 words)

	Portsdown Tunnels - legends & mysteries - Fort Purbrook - page 2
		Crookhorn was to have had Caponiers, counterscarp and scarp galleries and its own magazine and barracks.
		The plans for Crookhorn Redoubt show that it was to be linked to Fort Purbrook by a tunnel.
		A continuation of the same sunken gallery leads from Crookhorn to the main work at this eastern end of Portsdown -Purbrook which will mount twenty-one guns on its terre-plein, nine guns in caponieres in the ditch, and three mortars in the ditch‘s west angle.
	www.portsdown-tunnels.org.uk /legends_mysteries/palmerston_forts_p2.html (1210 words)

	PFS Frequently Asked Questions
		It was the intention to link the two outworks of Crookhorn and Farlington Redoubts with the main work of Fort Purbrook.
		There is no evidence that the tunnels were constructed apart from a note on one of the plans of Crookhorn Redoubt that labels the start of a tunnel to Fort Purbrook.
		Crookhorn Redoubt was never completed and the tunnel was not necessarily built.
	www.palmerstonforts.org.uk /faq.htm (867 words)

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		Although the emphasis of the proposal is the provision for sport and active recreation, it is important to ensure that heritage and nature conservation are fully safeguarded and, as appropriate, diversify the leisure experience.
		This proposal is compatible with the role of the Havant Gap for recreation and the extension will help to satisfy the demand for more space for playing golf while maintaining the open character of the area which is an important viewpoint over the harbours.
		The land between Fort Purbrook and Crookhorn Lane and east of Farlington Redoubt are Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation.
	www.havant.gov.uk /havant-4930-theme=print (5316 words)

	Napoleon
		The whole of the island of Portsmouth and its surroundings can be seen from the crest of Portsdown hill, this a chalk ridge which extends for seven miles, and the main fear was that an enemy could, with the right weapons, seriously damage the naval base.
		Eight Forts were constructed along this ridge Fort Wallington - Fort Nelson - Fort Southwick - Fort Widley - Fort Purbrook -Crookhorn Redoubt - Farlington Redoubt.
		Although all the forts were eventually fully armed, none of them ever fired a shot in anger during the 19th century.
	www.napoleon.org /en/reading_room/articles/files/hicks_portsdown_forts.asp (1710 words)

	011002-reguct-R1
		1.1 Planning permission is sought for the development of a waste transfer station at Farlington Redoubt, Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth.
		The site, as shown on the attached plan, comprises an area of 1.5 hectares within the Redoubt, which was a 19th century gun emplacement.
		Transco owns the western side of the Redoubt and uses it as a gas transfer station and fire-fighting training centre.
	www.hants.gov.uk /decisions/decisions-docs/011002-reguct-R1.html (2062 words)

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