Hoo Fort

Hoo Fort
Rochester, Kent, England
Hoo Fort in the River Medway
Hoo Fort
Coordinates	51°24′12″N 00°34′53″E / 51.40333°N 0.58139°E / 51.40333; 0.58139
Site information
Owner	Medway Ports
Condition	Intact
Site history
Built	19th century
Built by	Captain Siborne, R.E.,[1]
Materials	Concrete skirts and brickwork
Events	Never used
Scheduled monument
Official name	Hoo Fort
Designated	1 November 1963
Reference no.	1019643

Hoo Fort is a nineteenth-century military installation on the River Medway in Kent, England, that formed part of the defences of Chatham Naval Dockyard. Hoo Fort, like Fort Darnet 1 km (0.6 mi) downstream, was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission. It is located on Hoo Island covering Pinup Reach, the inner navigable channel of the River Medway. Hoo Island sits to the south of the Hoo Peninsula and is within the parish of Hoo, Kent. The fort can be viewed from along the Saxon Shore Way, accessible from Vicarage Lane in Hoo.