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  Fortun Fort
 
  The building of the Fortun Fort was startes in 1891 and the fort became active den 20. december 20'th 1892.
Just prior to WW1, the engineroom in the eastern part of the fort was build.In here there was
a generator, meant to feed the newest military inventions: The Telegraph and search lights.

The fort had a crew of 110 soldiers during WW1.
In 1920 it was decommissioned.

 

 

 
          The Throat

 

The caponiere in the throat
 
   The armoured frontgate
      
 

      Armoured window
 
The gate in the palisades

The caponiere in the throat