Bayard's Cove Fort, Devon

Built in the early 16th century, Bayard's Cover Fort is a small early Tudor artillery fort, built to defend the harbour entrance at Dartmouth in Devon. The tower was a third means of defence for the port, providing additional fire to protect the port should any enemy ships have broken past Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle at the entrance of the cove.

During the 18th century, Dartmouth went through a period of decline and the area around the fort became an overcrowded slum. Recovery began with the arrival of the Royal Naval College in 1863, and the growth of tourism. Bayard’s Cove Fort was rescued from the state of neglect into which it had fallen and for a brief interval in 1940 was adapted as a machine gun post. It was quickly abandoned because of the restricted field of fire from the gunports.

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Admission is Free.

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