Fort Rowner

Fort Rowner
Fort Rowner entrance
TypePalmerston Fort
LocationGosport
Coordinates50°48′24″N 1°09′34″W / 50.8067°N 1.1595°W / 50.8067; -1.1595
OS grid referenceSU 59406 01122
AreaHampshire
Built1858–1862
ArchitectWilliam Crossman
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameFort Rowner, Gosport
Designated20 Apr 1983
Reference no.1233871
Fort Rowner is located in Hampshire
Fort Rowner
Location of Fort Rowner in Hampshire

Fort Rowner is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England.

Built circa 1858 as part of the outer defence line for Gosport along with Fort Brockhurst and Fort Elson to the North East and Fort Grange and Fort Gomer to the South West. The fort was later used as a barracks and then by the Royal Navy as a Degaussing establishment. It has been a Grade II Listed Building since 1983.[1]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Fort Rowner (1233871)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2015.