Old Fort is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1949. Fort.

Old Fort

WRENN ID
graven-railing-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
20 July 1949
Type
Fort
Address
Old Fort, Whitehaven
OS grid reference
NX 968 183
Coordinates
54.54991, -3.59666
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Fort is a structure from 1814 located on the quayside between Old Quay and Old New Quay. It contains scanty remains of a fortress built in 1639, which was attacked by Paul Jones during his famous raid on Whitehaven in April 1778.

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