Tag:historic=fort

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Fort George - geograph.org.uk - 1242152.jpg
Description
A military fort, a stand-alone defensive structure which differs from a castle in that there is no permanent residence. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Historic-fort.svg
Group: historic
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: de facto

A  fort is a stand-alone defensive structure which differs from a castle in that there is no permanent residence. There may have been temporary housing for the crew.

Forts are distinct from fortresses as they are generally more modern.

How to map

Set a node at the centre of the fort or draw an area along the outline.

Tag with historic=fort.

If the fort has a  moat around it, map the outline of the moat and tag it with natural=water + water=moat.

Tags to use in combination

If the fort contains any amenity such as a museum, restaurant or hotel, then add another object for this.

Photos

See also