took the form of 3 floors of apartments in the existing structure and the addition of 2 new floors on the top. The fort's position overlooking Plymouth Sound and within the beautiful Mount Edgcumbe Country Park make it highly desirable. A quiet rural retreat yet only a couple of miles as the crow flies from the urban sprawl of Plymouth. A grand building, called the Officers’ Mess stands in an elevated position above the main fort complex. It is said that in order to meet the demands of the then landowner, the Earl of Edgcumbe, the officers mess had to emulate Warwick Castle, complete with towers and castellations. In the Spring of 2007 work was well under way to convert the Officers Mess into flats. References Bibliography External links Victorian Forts data sheet Palmerston Forts Military history of Cornwall Forts in Cornwall Forts of Plymouth, Devon