Fort Doyle

Fort Doyle
St. Anne, Alderney
Site information
TypeBritish coastal defense fortress, German resistance nest
OwnerAlderney Society Museum
Open to
the public		yes
Location
Fort Doyle
Shown within Channel Islands
Coordinates49°43′19″N 2°12′28″W / 49.7218216°N 2.2076983°W / 49.7218216; -2.2076983
Site history
Battles/warsNone
EventsGerman occupation of the Channel Islands

Fort Doyle, also called Doyle’s Battery, is a Victorian-era coastal defence fort in Alderney. The fort also has German trenches, artillery positions and other defences from the German occupation of the Channel Islands.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Alderney Society Museum

References

  1. Fort Doyle. (n.d.). https://www.alderneymuseum.org/fort-doyle


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