178:, constructed with thick walls to reduce the risk that a projectile hitting the building would detonate the shells and ammunition stored inside. Drinking water was drawn from a well constructed nearby. There was only one entrance to the fort, in the northwest quadrant of the island adjoining the beach. This was the most vulnerable point of the structure so it was reinforced by external obstacles located on the beach. It was also reconfigured several times during the fort's existence to strengthen it.
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from the fortress walls and the batteries were paved with flagstones to make it easier to move the gun carriages around. But, during the course of the century the fort gradually fell into ruin. Deficiencies in its construction and erosion caused by the sea caused the structure to deteriorate, and in
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Improvements in artillery technology meant that by the start of the 20th century the fort had lost its previous military importance. In 1919 its management passed into the hands of the newly created Board of
Harbour Works, which had to bear the cost of relocating the munitions stored there to a new
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The island was ringed by a masonry wall to block access to invaders. Several buildings occupied the interior of the fort. Up to 70 men could be accommodated in the living quarters, located next to the
Algeciras Battery, which were divided into separate spaces for the officers and rank-and-file. A
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posts were constructed and manned by a detachment of 40 soldiers, for whom a barracks and kitchen were built. The fort was partly destroyed in the 1960s when an expansion of the port resulted in warehouses and factories being built on the site.
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next to the San GarcĂa
Battery, alongside the artillery store where gun carriages and spare gear was stored. The building was protected by a large shoulder to protect it from enemy fire. In the centre of the island was the main
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sponsored work to excavate and restore the surviving parts of the fort. The remains of the structure were partly reconstructed in an attempt to restore it to a semblance of its original appearance.
145:. Its arc of fire overlapped with that of the Fuerte de San GarcĂa, another fortress in Algeciras. It was about 40 metres (130 ft) wide and could accommodate thirteen heavy cannon.
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grocery storeroom was also located there. The gunners were quartered in a
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