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Inchkeith, Fort No. 2
Coastal Battery (19th Century), Magazine (19th Century)
Site Name Inchkeith, Fort No. 2
Classification Coastal Battery (19th Century), Magazine (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Forth Defences; M Group
Canmore ID 297884
Site Number NT28SE 1.02
NGR NT 29240 83114
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/297884
- Council Fife
- Parish Kinghorn
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT28SE 1.02 29240 83114
For later gun battery remains see NT28SE 5.02
19th century fort situated at the N end of Inchkeith. All that survives of this fort is subterranean stone built magazines and accommodation rooms.
The magazines are accessed via a flight of stairs from the S leading down to an entrance chamber and thence to a corridor with chambers leading off from both sides. There is a second entrance from the W.
The corridor runs N and eventually comes out into the gun pit of the later M group gun emplacement. A tracked shell delivery-way has been built in the corridor.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, JM, AL), 25 February, 4th and 5th March 2009
