Fort · Heemskerk · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Fort bij Veldhuis is a fort in Heemskerk, North Holland. This place has a story in the app. Within 450 m you'll find a bench.
Story · Fort bij Veldhuis
You're standing at Fort bij Veldhuis, right on the border between Assendelft and Heemskerk. It may look like a grassy mound in the landscape, but it's actually a piece of military history. This fort is part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam, the ring of forts built to protect the capital. It was completed in 1893.
Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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