Pulau ada istana dijual RM2.25 juta
PEMBROKESHIRE, Wales - Sebuah pulau yang mengandungi sebuah istana yang terletak di luar pantai Pembrokeshire, selatan Wales menanti pembeli dengan harga jualan £750,000 (RM2.25 juta).
Ia yang dikenali sebagai Pulau Thorn Fort mempunyai sebuah istana yang mengandungi sembilan bilik tidur selain dapur, bilik makan dan bilik permainan.
Kubu yang terdapat di pulau itu dibina pada 1850-an bagi menghalang serangan tentera Perancis.
Pulau itu mempunyai pemiliknya sejak tahun 1930-an dan kemudian dijadikan sebuah hotel.
Ia kemudian dibeli oleh kumpulan hotel Von Essen 10 tahun lalu dan pada 2001 sebuah keluarga menjadi penjaga pulau berkenaan selepas memenangi satu pertandingan.
Thorn Island Fort History
Constructed between 1852 and 1859 on a rocky islet, Thorn Island Fort was one of three such forts which formed the outer line of defences built to protect the Royal Dockyard in Pembroke Dock from seaborne attack.
One of the last forts in Britain built specifically to combat wooden sailing vessels, it had a barbette battery of nine 68-pdr smooth bore muzzle loading guns and held a garrison of over 100 men. The defences were never put to the test and the fort had become obsolete by the end of the 19th century. During the First World War a defence electric light (DEL) emplacement was built on the island overlooking the boom defence which ran between it and Dale Point.
Thorn Island is privately owned but the fort, may be easily viewed from the coast path.
Article Source : www.experiencepembrokeshire.com
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