Fort Nothe, Weymouth. Amazingly preserved 19th century Military Complex

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : In the 1850's, England's Royal Navy constructed a giant artificial harbor between the town of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland in County Dorset. Shortly thereafter, Fort Nothe was built just north of Portland Harbor to protect it from seaborne invasion, presumably from France. The guns of the "D"-shaped fort were never fired in anger, and the facility was closed in the 1950's. Considered one of the UK's best-preserved 19th century artillery forts, you can see it from above in this drone video by Alta Vista Epic Aerials.

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The video was actually filmed around the summer of 2018 using Mavic Pro and Osmo X3 The description from Wikipedia: Nothe Fort /noʊð/ 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, 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 magazines.[1] 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.[2] Copyright free music thanks to Hooksounds.com Let me know what you think.