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Fort Charlotte

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Fort Charlotte is an artillery fort in central Lerwick on the Shetland Islands.

With bastions on each corner, this five-sided fort is the third structure on the same site; the first built between 1652-3, the second put up under Charles II’s orders in 1665 to hold off an advancing Dutch fleet and the third was erected in 1781 after the second incarnation was burnt down.

The fort is named after the wife of George III. Since the 18th century, Fort Charlotte has been used as a garrison during the Napoleonic Wars, a naval base, a town jail, a courthouse and a coastguard station.

Today the fort is managed by Historic Scotland and is base for the territorial army in Scotland. Climb up to the battlements and get a fantastic view of Lerwick Harbour and Bressay Sound.

If you want more information on the area visit our local Lerwick Destination page or our regional Shetland Islands Destination page.
Place Category: See & Do
Place Tags: Castles and Forts History - Heritage

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Fort Charlotte, Lerwick, Lerwick, Shetland Islands , United Kingdom

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Fort Charlotte 7 Day Weather Forecast

Today
partlycloudy_day
Expect a temp in the range 3.4℃ to 4.4℃ with wind speed 11.5 m/sec (NNW)
Saturday, Apr 20
partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 2℃ to 2.5℃ with wind speed 4.1 m/sec (NW)
Sunday, Apr 21
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 4℃ to 5.2℃ with wind speed 1.8 m/sec (SSE)
Monday, Apr 22
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 7.2℃ to 7.8℃ with wind speed 3.6 m/sec (WSW)
Tuesday, Apr 23
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 3.4℃ to 4.8℃ with wind speed 5.3 m/sec (NNW)
Wednesday, Apr 24
partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 2.8℃ to 4.7℃ with wind speed 6.1 m/sec (NNW)
Thursday, Apr 25
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 2.5℃ to 4.4℃ with wind speed 4.6 m/sec (NNW)

Our Lerwick weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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