Agaton Fort, Plymouth - Plymouth, City of (UA)
One of the ring of C19 land forts built to defend Plymouth. Overlooks River Tamar. Irregular pentagonal plan, with deep ditch on four sides protected by caponiers and a counterscarp gallery. Internally the officer's quarters, cookhouse and barracks, seven of twenty open gun positions, one Haxo casement, five expense magazines and two of previous six mortar batteries survive. Ceased military use in 1958 but was used as Heavy Goods Vehicle testing centre (partly in a modern building) until 2015. Vacancy is concerning and there are significant problems with dry rot and vegetation management.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Agaton fort
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1002613
- Local Planning Authority:
- Plymouth, City of (UA)
- Site Type:
- Defence > Fort
Location
- Building Name:
- Agaton Fort
- Locality:
- Plymouth
- Unitary Authority:
- Plymouth, City of (UA)
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Plymouth, Moor View
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Fair
- Occupancy / Use:
- Vacant/not in use
- Priority:
- C - Slow decay; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- C
- Ownership:
- Government or agency
Contact Details
Matthew Knight 01179 750675
