Felixstowe Langer Point

Has been described as a Certain Artillery Fort

There are no visible remains

NameFelixstowe Langer Point
Alternative NamesFelixstow; Lunger; Landguard Fort; Langerside
Historic CountrySuffolk
Modern AuthoritySuffolk
1974 AuthoritySuffolk
Civil ParishFelixstowe

Landguard Fort is located in Felixstove, Suffolk. The earliest known fortification on the site was a small sconce of earth reinforced with timber and brushwood built in 1543. It was dismantled in 1552, but rebuilt and garrisoned in 1588. A second fort was built in 1625, square in plan with acute angled bastions and surrounded by a moat. (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

One of two Henrican earth and timber bulwark, probably hexagonal, now vanished but slightly East of Landguard Fort. Built 1543, abandoned 1552, but briefly regarrisoned in 1588. Grade 1 listed C17 Landguard Fort covers site.

- Philip Davis

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTM284318
Latitude51.9386711120605
Longitude1.32082998752594
Eastings628400
Northings231800
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Books

  • Hegarty, Cain and Newsome, Sarah, 2007, Suffolk's Defended Shore (English Heritage) p. 15-16
  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 87 (mention)
  • Kent, Peter, 1999 (3edn), 'Coastal Fortifications, 1500-1900' in Dymond, David and Martin, Edward (eds) An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (Lavenham) p. 184-5
  • Kent, Peter, 1988, Fortifications of East Anglia (Lavenham: Ternence Dalton) p. 99-128
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2p460
  • Colvin, H.M., Ransome, D.R. and Summerson, John, 1982, The history of the King's Works Vol. 4: 1485-1660 (part 2) (London) p. 470-2
  • Pevsner, N., 1961, Buildings of England: Suffolk (London, Penguin) p. 192
  • Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (London: Methuen and Co)
  • Leslie, 1898, History of Languard Fort (London) p. 4-6
  • Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England; their story and structure (New York: Macmillan) Vol. 1 p. 265 online copy

Journals

  • Trollope, Charles, 1983, 'The Defences of Harwich' Fort Vol. 11 p. 10-15
  • Kenyon, J.R., 1981 'Early Artillery Fortifications in England and Wales: a Preliminary Survey and Re-appraisal' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 138 p. 225-6