Fort Regent | |
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Saint Helier, Jersey | |
Coordinates | 49°10′53″N 2°06′21″W / 49.1813°N 2.1059°W |
Type | Fortification |
Site information | |
Owner | People of Jersey |
Controlled by | States of Jersey |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Intact |
Site history | |
Built | 1806 to 1814 |
Materials | Granite Carboniferous limestone |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | British Army Jersey Militia Wehrmacht (1940–1945) |
Fort Regent is a 19th-century fortification and leisure centre on Mont de la Ville (Town Hill), in St. Helier, Jersey.[1][2] The fort is in close proximity to the fortified South Hill Engineers Barracks at La Collette and overlooks the 16th-century Elizabeth Castle and harbour to the west.
The fort's main features are substantial curtain walls, ditches, a glacis, redoubts, bastions, and redans (or demi-bastions).[3] A parade ground was in the centre, which is now built upon and covered with a roof.