Editing Nothe Fort (section)

{{Short description|Fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England}}
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[[File:050706 005 dorset nothe.jpg|thumb|240px|The Fort is situated beside Weymouth Harbour.]]
[[File:Nothe Fort, Weymouth - geograph.org.uk - 388932.jpg|thumb|240px|Nothe Fort from the air]]

'''Nothe Fort''' {{IPAc-en|n|oʊ|ð}} is a [[fort]] in [[Weymouth, Dorset]], England, situated at the end of the Nothe Peninsula, which juts eastwards from the town of Weymouth, and [[Weymouth Harbour, Dorset|Weymouth Harbour]], into the sea to the north of the ex-military [[Portland Harbour]]. The fort is located next to [[Nothe Gardens]].

The coastal defence was built between 1860 and 1872 by 26 Company of the Royal Engineers to protect Portland and Weymouth Harbours, with Portland then becoming an important [[Royal Navy]] base. Shaped like the letter D, the fort was built with bomb-proof [[casemates]] and deep [[Magazine (artillery)|magazines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jurassicagent.co.uk/index.php/library/history/dorset-s-coastal-defences/61-the-nothe |title=The Jurassic Coast - The Nothe Fort |date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203121821/http://jurassicagent.co.uk/index.php/library/history/dorset-s-coastal-defences/61-the-nothe |access-date=23 August 2018|archive-date=3 February 2017 }}</ref> The fort was abandoned in 1956 and purchased by the local council in 1961. It is now a museum and remains one of the best-preserved forts of its kind in the country.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|author=<!--lead container name-->Nothe Fort |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2008/08/06/nothe_fort_feature.shtml |title=Dorset - History - Nothe Fort |publisher=BBC |date=19 May 2009 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>

The fort and its outer gateway have been Grade II* [[listed building|listed]] since 1974.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1313430|access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> Its fusee steps, located in Nothe Gardens, have been Grade II listed since 2000, and was constructed for hauling trolleys transporting ammunition, spares and stores from the quay to Nothe Fort.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1389161|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> In 1978, the Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe, also became scheduled under the [[Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1020063|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref>