As well as the forts surrounding Portsmouth, further protection for Portsmouth was provided by existing and new defences on the Isle of Wight. The Portsmouth defences can be split into four distinct groups. The first are the four forts built in the Solent. These sea forts were designed to protect the eastern approaches to Portsmouth Harbour.
* Spitbank Fort
* St Helens Fort
* Horse Sand Fort
* No Mans Land Fort The second group are those actually on Portsea Island. None of these were built as a result of the 1859 Royal Commission but did receive improvements because of it.
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| - As well as the forts surrounding Portsmouth, further protection for Portsmouth was provided by existing and new defences on the Isle of Wight. The Portsmouth defences can be split into four distinct groups. The first are the four forts built in the Solent. These sea forts were designed to protect the eastern approaches to Portsmouth Harbour.
* Spitbank Fort
* St Helens Fort
* Horse Sand Fort
* No Mans Land Fort The second group are those actually on Portsea Island. None of these were built as a result of the 1859 Royal Commission but did receive improvements because of it.
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| - As well as the forts surrounding Portsmouth, further protection for Portsmouth was provided by existing and new defences on the Isle of Wight. The Portsmouth defences can be split into four distinct groups. The first are the four forts built in the Solent. These sea forts were designed to protect the eastern approaches to Portsmouth Harbour.
* Spitbank Fort
* St Helens Fort
* Horse Sand Fort
* No Mans Land Fort The second group are those actually on Portsea Island. None of these were built as a result of the 1859 Royal Commission but did receive improvements because of it.
* Fort Cumberland
* Eastney Batteries
* Lumps Fort
* Southsea Castle
* Point Battery
* Hilsea Lines The third group are those located along Portsdown Hill overlooking Portsmouth. These were a response to advancing weapons technology. This new technology made it possible for shelling accurate over a number of miles to take place. The forts were intended to prevent a hostile force landing further along the coast, approaching Portsmouth from the mainland, taking the tactical high ground to the north of the dockyard. As such, the forts are designed so that all of their main weapons face inland, protecting Portsmouth from the rest of England. This led to a persistent but incorrect urban legend in the Portsmouth area that the forts were built facing the wrong way[citation needed].
* Fort Wallington
* Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
* Fort Southwick
* Fort Widley
* Fort Purbrook
* Crookhorn Redoubt
* Farlington Redoubt The final group are those on the Gosport peninsula. Again, these were to prevent an enemy force landing along the coast and approaching Portsmouth from inland. As such, these again had their main weaponry facing away from Portsmouth.
* Fort Monckton
* Fort Gilkicker
* Stokes Bay Lines
* Browndown Battery
* Fort Fareham
* Fort Gomer
* Fort Grange
* Fort Rowner
* Fort Brockhurst
* Fort Elson
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