Teh One Who Knocks
06-06-2018, 10:40 AM
By Wales News Service
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An island getaway has gone up for sale for £400,000.
Stack Rock Fort, off the coast of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire , is being billed as an “amazing opportunity to own a real piece of history .”
It was one of a chain of forts designed to defend Britain and the Royal Naval Dockyard at Pembroke Dock against an invasion from France under Napoleon III.
In its glory days, Stack Rock was manned by up to 150 men and armed with 16 guns, each weighing 18 tons.
Built between 1850 and 1852, and upgraded in 1859 with a new building that completely encased the original gun tower, the Grade II-listed fortification is on sale for £400,000.
A small consignment of men also manned the fort during the First World War.
In 2015, it was put up for sale for £150,000.
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The privately-owned island is currently uninhabitable but sales agent Purplebricks says the derelict site has “unbelievable scope for development”.
“Previous owners have enquired about the potential to turn the fort in to a commercial residence with links to the main land,” it says.
Made up of three floors with spiral staircases leading to each one, with canon rooms, former sleeping quarters, the island provides a 360-degree view of the Haven waterway.
https://i.imgur.com/RMgXv18.jpg
An island getaway has gone up for sale for £400,000.
Stack Rock Fort, off the coast of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire , is being billed as an “amazing opportunity to own a real piece of history .”
It was one of a chain of forts designed to defend Britain and the Royal Naval Dockyard at Pembroke Dock against an invasion from France under Napoleon III.
In its glory days, Stack Rock was manned by up to 150 men and armed with 16 guns, each weighing 18 tons.
Built between 1850 and 1852, and upgraded in 1859 with a new building that completely encased the original gun tower, the Grade II-listed fortification is on sale for £400,000.
A small consignment of men also manned the fort during the First World War.
In 2015, it was put up for sale for £150,000.
https://i.imgur.com/2Ev4v63.jpg
The privately-owned island is currently uninhabitable but sales agent Purplebricks says the derelict site has “unbelievable scope for development”.
“Previous owners have enquired about the potential to turn the fort in to a commercial residence with links to the main land,” it says.
Made up of three floors with spiral staircases leading to each one, with canon rooms, former sleeping quarters, the island provides a 360-degree view of the Haven waterway.