Dartmouth Cottage Garden View: Historic Bayards Cove Fort with Detail of Outer Wall and Canon Ports: River Dart, Devon.
View from a cottage garden next to Bayards Cove fort in Dartmouth, Devon. The scene includes excellent details of the fortified outer walls and gun ports of Bayards Cove fort, on the River Dart at Dartmouth in Devon. This shows the stone construction of this historic building, particularly the different techniques for the base, at the waterline, and thick protective walls. Bayard's Cove fort was built at the narrowest part of the River Dart estuary in 1534 to protect the busy port. At ground level are a series of gun ports with commanding views which can be explored today. There would have been steps to an upper walk way, a view point and location to fire muskets at potential marauders. The waterfront setting along the Quay approach to the fort is a very popular location for film makers. The view beyond is that includes the Lower Ferry slipway and moored boats. Views along this West Country estuary are stunning and can be best viewed from the river.
Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: River Dart, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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