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Researches and records fortified sites throughout the UK. Journal, membership and news.
http://www.ukfortsclub.org.uk/
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The South Coast Martello Towers
Peter Hibbs charts the history, construction, siting and individual history of each of the 74
English south coast Martello Towers.
http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/
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Northern Fortress
Fortresses of northwest Russia and Finland. Photographs, maps, histories, and personal
observations.
http://www.nortfort.ru/
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Bunkertours
An extensive photodocumentary of numerous mothballed and redundant underground military
installations in Britain and France, including photographs of ROTOR sites, the Maginot Line, and
Cold War sites. Also provides reports from physical visits.
http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/
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Castles, Fortresses, and Palaces of the World
Images and brief descriptions from Glass, Steel and Stone of a selection of major buildings from
medieval to 19th-century.
http://glasssteelandstone.com/ByTypeCastles.html
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Fort Siloso
The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present.
http://www.fortsiloso.com
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Fortress UK
John Bray traces the history of British fortifications from Tudor times until World War II, lists
them by area with links, and lists related societies.
http://www.forts.org.uk
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The Roman Wall of Lugo
The City Council of Lugo describes the remarkably complete and well-preserved Roman town wall now a
World Heritage Site. Includes history, illustrations and bibliography.
http://www.concellodelugo.org/muralla/english/frames.htm
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Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico
Andrew Bennett provides photographs and history of coastal fortifications of four generations from
1817 to World War II.
http://andy_bennett.home.mindspring.com/coastal.html
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Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States
Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service
Baltimore Travel Itinerary.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/baltimore/b1.htm
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Medieval Fortifications
Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey
Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/medieval_fort.html
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Crownhill Fort
History, plan and visitor information for this Victorian fortress outside Plymouth, UK, from the
official site. Restored and owned by the Landmark Trust.
http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
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Stephen Wyley's Fortification Pages
Provides introductions with bibliographies to military architecture, siege warfare, castles and
Anglo-Saxon burhs. Images and information on sites including Constantinople, Masada, Shiro and
Ankara.
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/index.html
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York City Walls
Virtual tour of the ancient city walls provided by City of York Council.
http://www.york.gov.uk/walls/index.html
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Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls
Steve Howe of the Black and White Picture Place provides a guide around the Roman and medieval city
wall. Map, modern and archival images with description and history, including quotations from
primary sources.
http://www.bwpics.co.uk/chester.walls.index.html
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Fortifications of Malta
Illustrated history of the fortifications of Valetta and nearby Fort Manoel. Geo-Cities pop-ups.
http://geocities.com/eugazz/index.html
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St. George's, Bermuda
Photographs and brief histories of Gates Fort (1609), Fort St Catherine (1614 and 19th-century) and
other buildings from Bermuda.Com.
http://www.bermuda.com/info/attractions/stgeorge.html
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Fortress of Louisbourg
The Louisbourg Institute provides history, images, bibliography and visitor information for the
fortified town in Canada, whose fortifications were rebuilt in the 1960s to their state in 1744.
Searchable site.
http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/homeeng/default.htm
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Louisbourg
Attractive, well-organised site from Industry Canada giving an interactive plan, history,
archaeology and images of the reconstructed 18th-century fortified town.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/louisbourg/index.html
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Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Table Top Studios present their computer model of the fort c.1755 on the site of present-day
Pittsburgh and explain how it was constructed from original plans.
http://members.aol.com/tabletopstd/Page4.html
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The Ruins of Great Zimbabwe
The Iron Age site that gave its name to modern Zimbabwe is the remains of a stone-walled town
built around 1200 AD. Dennis Ramsey provides photographs and description.
http://www.tmeg.com/artifacts/zimbabwe/zimbabwe.htm
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Castles in Africa
17th-century kings of Ethiopia created fortifications at Gondar inspired by Portuguese design.
Photographs by Janice Dennie accompany text from Harry R. Atkins, 'Ethiopia: The Land of
Enchantment'.
http://www.geocities.com/janicedennie/castletour.html
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The Fortress of Neuf-Brisach, France
Illustrated description from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, of the
fortress town constructed 1698-1720, designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/indepth6.htm
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Walled Towns Friendship Circle
Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs,
information.
http://www.walledtowns.com/
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