of 1873 found that Littlehampton Fort was inadequate as it only had smooth bore guns and it was weakly constructed with open bastions and no casemates for the guns and no iron-cladding. The Committee recommended an upgrade: “Littlehampton – Remodel fort and arm partly or wholly with heavy guns.” The upgrade was never carried out. The guns were finally removed in 1891 and the fort partially dismantled. Today (2011) the fenced off site is well presented from a viewing place on a wooden walkway laid across the sand dunes. A notice with a diagram describes what can be seen of the fort, that is the surrounding ditch, one of the bastions, part of the Carnot wall and the ramparts behind. See also Dymchurch Redoubt Eastbourne Redoubt Harwich Redoubt Shoreham Redoubt References Bibliography External links The Littlehampton Fort Restoration Project Retrieved 2015-03-31 History of Littehampton Fort by Shoreham Fort website Retrieved 2011-05-21 The Palmerston Forts Society Retrieved 2012-01-15 Victorian Forts data sheet History of West Sussex Forts in West Sussex Buildings and structures in West Sussex Napoleonic war forts in England 19th-century forts in England Littlehampton Redoubts