Where to travel, travel and route planner » fortification http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Middle Head Fortification, Sydney http://www.dankuna.com/blog/middle-head-fortification-sydney.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=middle-head-fortification-sydney http://www.dankuna.com/blog/middle-head-fortification-sydney.html#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:42:38 +0000 Bobo http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=2293 [...]]]> The Middle Head is located at the end of Old Fort Road, Middle Head, Mosman . The at Middle Head formed part of ’s defences.
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The site on which the fortifications are built includes all of the fortifications that were built between 1870 and 1911. The site contains the works of several periods and technologies that still exist to this date. Historically it dates from a time when defence was first moved away from and towards The Heads. There were three sets of fortifications built in Mosman, New South Wales and Middle Head in the 1870s, these were upgraded in the 1880s on the advice of British experts. These fortifications still exist and are now heritage listed, they are, the Lower Georges Heights Commanding Position‎, the Georges Head Battery and a smaller fort located on Bradleys Head, known as the Bradleys Head Fortification Complex. vacations.

Middle Head Fortification, Sydney GPS coordinates: 33° 49′ 37.81″ S, 151° 16′ 4.28″ E

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The in Malaga, Spain is a Moorish dating from the 8th century although much of it was built around the middle of the 11th century for King of and served as the of the city. It is the best-preserved alcazaba in Spain. Next to the entrance to the Alcazaba are the ruins of a dating to the 2nd century which is undergoing restoration. Some of the Roman materials were used in the construction of the Alcazaba. Nice destinations.
Malaga, Spain GPS coordinates: 36° 43′ 15.6″ N, 4° 24′ 57.6″ W

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Stirling Castle is a castle in Stirling, one of the largest and most important, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland and indeed Western Europe. The Castle sits atop the , a volcanic crag, and is surrounded on three sides by , making it easily defensible. This fact, and its strategic position, have made it an important from the earliest times. The Castle is a national monument, and is managed by . Nice travel destination in Scotland.

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