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Bermuda >
Somerset >
Former Royal Naval Dockyard >
The Keep
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Type: Building
Status: Partially restored as a museum
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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Address
Former Royal Naval Dockyard
Former Royal Naval Dockyard, Somerset
Bermuda
Owner: Bermuda Government
See a map of this location
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In addition to the easily accessible public areas of the museum, there are non-public areas you can wander into including abandoned buildings, bunkers and tunnels.
Because the museum beyond the Commissioner's House has either never been restored or has fallen into disrepair, measures to preclude access to non-public areas have also fallen into disrepair.
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razor wire
24 hour guard
locked gates
wooden boarding
$15 admission fee
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flashlight
long pants / sleeves
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The Keep was the fortress of the Dockyard defenses. It is a six-acre fort, with seven irregular bastions, lettered ‘A’ to ‘G’, designed to protect the Dockyard from enemy attack.
The Keep was built in various stages starting with initial construction in 1783 and ending in the late 1800's. Further modifications were made to accommodate newer weapons technologies for both WWI and WWII. The Royal Navy ceased using the facility in 1953, but the official closure date is 1995 when the maximum-security prison on site was closed.
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To be restored into the National Museum of Bermuda.
At present, restoration is limited to only a small part of the complex.
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The Keep and Dockyard
Wed, Jul 3rd, 2019
posted by Radio2600
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 3/22/2024 12:52 AM.
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on Mar 22 24 at 0:52, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Mar 22 24 at 0:52, Emperor Wang changed the following: History, Status, Hazards, Interesting Features, Description, Web Links
on Nov 28 22 at 15:43, Steed validated this location
on Nov 28 22 at 13:36, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Looking West
on Nov 28 22 at 13:36, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Looking East
on Nov 28 22 at 3:02, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Gun Ports
on Nov 28 22 at 3:01, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Gun Ports
on Nov 28 22 at 3:00, Radio2600 added some pictures to a gallery
on Nov 28 22 at 1:57, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Looking East
on Nov 28 22 at 1:57, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Another Gun Port
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