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Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt [1] in the English county of Hampshire, is one of five defensive forts built on the summit of Portsdown Hill in the 1860s, overlooking the important naval base of Portsmouth and is a Grade I Listed Building. [2]
Portsdown Technology Park. Portsdown Technology Park is located near Fort Southwick on Portsdown Hill. It is home to a number of defense companies including Qinetiq [20] and BAE Systems. [21] Within the park is a building featuring radar towers similar to a Type 45 destroyer, [21] which are visible to a wide area of Hampshire.
The Nelson Monument, 120 feet (37 m) tall on a granite base, [1] stands on Portsdown Hill about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Portsmouth Harbour on the south coast of England. It was the eventual outcome of a movement started during Horatio Nelson 's lifetime to "perpetuate the glorious victories of the British Navy". [ 2 ]
The Portsmouth defences can be split into four distinct groups of forts, comprising four sea forts built in the Solent, a group of forts on Portsea Island, a group of forts along Portsdown Hill overlooking Portsmouth, and a group of forts on the Gosport peninsula.
Many of Portsmouth's former defences are now museums or event venues. Several Victorian-era forts on Portsdown Hill are tourist attractions; [287] Fort Nelson, at its summit, is home to the Royal Armouries museum. [288] Tudor-era Southsea Castle has a small museum, and much of the seafront defences leading to the Round Tower are open to the public.
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