Fortifications of Portsmouth - 18th Century

18th Century

In the 18th century Portsea started to grow up around the dockyard and in the 1770s a series of ramparts and moats were constructed to protect this new settlement.

The sheer manpower required by de Gomme's defences meant that after about 1730 the double moat system used around Portsmouth was abandoned with the outer moat being filled in.

At the same time the defences started to focus on protecting the whole of Portsea island. The portsbridge fort was again rebuilt in 1746. During 1756 and 1757 the first Hilsea lines were constructed protect the north of Portsea island. The first Fort Cumberland was constructed to prevent hostile forces from sailing to Langstone harbour and the first Lumps Fort and Eastney battery were built to protect Eastney beach.

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