Folly fort
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folly-fort-234-13323829
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Folly fort
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A folly fort or just folly is a specific type of fort built in shallow water, near the shore, in the second half of the 19th century. The main characteristic of a folly fort was that it was built on the water, very close to the edge, very small, and exclusively for military defense with no intention of being used as normal living quarters. They were really defense fortifications rather than what were called "forts" at the time, which were on land and much larger. The name derives from forts buil
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folly_fort
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2023-03-15T14:10:16Z
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