Fort Mahon

Fort Mahon
Fort d'Ambleteuse or Fort Vauban
Near Ambleteuse in Pas-de-Calais in France
Seaward view of Fort d'Ambleteuse
Coordinates50°48′19″N 1°36′02″E / 50.80528°N 1.60056°E / 50.80528; 1.60056
Height15 m (49 ft)
Site information
OwnerAssociation of Friends of the Fort Ambleteuse
Open to
the public
yes
ConditionRestored
PurposeCoastal artillery
Websitehttp://asso.nordnet.fr/fortdambleteuse/Accueil.html
Site history
Built1680 (1680)
Built bySébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
In use17th century to 1945
MaterialsStone
Garrison information
GarrisonFrench Army

Fort Mahon (French: Fort d'Ambleteuse or Fort Vauban) is a sea fort by the commune of Ambleteuse in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France. The fort was built at the end of the 17th century by the military architect Vauban on the orders of Louis XIV to defend the port in the estuary of the Slack. It was designated a Monument historique in the 1960s.


Fort Mahon

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