List of star forts

This is a list of star forts.

Canada

 * Citadel Hill, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
 * Fort Anne, in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
 * Fort George, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
 * Fort Mississauga, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
 * Fort Erie, in Fort Erie, Ontario
 * Citadel of Quebec, in Quebec City, Quebec
 * Fort Beauséjour, in Aulac, New Brunswick

Croatia

 * Karlovac
 * Osijek (Tvrđa)
 * Pula
 * Slavonski Brod

Cuba
There are three or four star forts (depending on your definition) around the harbor area of Havana:
 * 1) Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta, S corner at the mouth of the harbor: currently houses the Museum of Fortifications and Armaments
 * 2) Castillo del Morro, N corner at the mouth of the harbor: currently houses a maritime museum
 * 3) Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, N side of the channel: maybe not as 'starrish' as the others
 * 4) Castillo de la Real Fuerza, S side of the channel

Cyprus

 * Nicosia (walls of the old city)

Czech Republic

 * Olomouc
 * Fortress Josefov - almost completely preserved, now part of Jaroměř
 * Terezín - almost completely preserved
 * Hradec Králové - dismantled in 1884, only small fractions of the fortifications are preserved

Denmark

 * Kastellet, Copenhagen
 * Kronborg, Helsingør
 * Fredericia, Jutland (Walls of the old city)

Finland

 * Suomenlinna
 * Hamina Fortress
 * Svartholm fortress
 * Kärnäkoski Fortress
 * Hämeenlinna

France

 * Bayonne, Aquitaine
 * Belfort, Franche-Comté
 * Bellegarde, Le Perthus
 * Blaye, Aquitaine
 * Citadel of Besançon, Franche-Comté
 * Citadel of Bitche, Lorraine
 * Citadel of Lille, Nord
 * Fort Barraux, Isère
 * Fort Mont-Valérien, Paris
 * Fort de La Prée, Ile de Ré
 * Fort de Bellegarde, Le Perthus
 * Fort of Mont Alban, Nice
 * Fort Carré, Antibes, French riviera
 * Fort Legarde, Languedoc-Roussillon
 * Mont-Louis, Languedoc-Roussillon
 * Neuf Brisach, Haut Rhin
 * Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon
 * Place forte of Mont-Dauphin, Haute-Alpes
 * St Jean Pied de Port, Aquitaine
 * Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Poitou-Charentes\
 * Bergues, Nord
 * Le Quesnoy, Nord
 * Maubeuge, Nord
 * Rocroi, Ardennes
 * Toul, Lorraine

India

 * Fort St. George, Chennai
 * Fort William, Kolkata
 * Manjarabad Fort, Sakleshpur

Italy

 * Capua, Capua, Lazio
 * Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Lazio
 * Citadel of Alessandria, Alessandria, Piedmont
 * Citadel of Ancona, Ancona, Marche
 * Citadel of Bergamo, Bergamo, Lombardy
 * Castello Aragonese, Otranto, Lecce
 * Castello di Barletta, Barletta, Puglia
 * Castello di Copertino, Copertino, Lecce
 * Castello di Mola di Bari, Mola di Bari, Bari
 * Castello di Santa Severina, Santa Severina, Crotone
 * City walls of Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna
 * Forte Belvedere, Florence, Tuscany
 * Forte Diamante, Genoa, Liguria
 * Forte Puin, Genoa, Liguria
 * Forte San Giacomo, Vado Ligure, Liguria
 * Forte Sangallo, Civita Castellana, Lazio
 * Forte Santa Tecla, Genoa, Liguria
 * Forte Spagnolo, L'Aquila, Abruzzo
 * Fortezza Medicea, Arezzo, Tuscany
 * Grosseto, Grosseto, Tuscany
 * Guastalla, Emilia-Romagna
 * Forte Stella, Porto Ercole, Tuscany
 * Old Fortress, Livorno, Tuscany
 * Fortress da Basso, Florence, Tuscany
 * Fortress of Poggio Imperiale, Poggibonsi, Tuscany
 * Fortress of Priamar, Savona, Liguria
 * Fortress of Radicofani, Tuscany
 * Fortress of Vinadio, Vinadio, Piedmont
 * Palmanova, Palmanova, Friuli Venezia Giulia
 * Peschiera del Garda, Veneto
 * Porto Azzurro, Livorno, Tuscany
 * Sabbioneta, Sabbioneta, Lombardy
 * Sansepolcro, Sansepolcro, Tuscany
 * Venice - Star fort on mainland near railroad bridge

Ireland
Duncannon Fort The Duncannon star-shaped fort was built in Waterford Harbor in 1588 in expectation of an attack from the Spanish Aramada. Ticrohan—A recently discovered example of a starfort was Ticrohan Castle and its associated starfort, located to the south west of Clonard in County Meath. The fort was garrisoned by forces loyal to Owen Roe O'Neill during the 1640s.

Charles Fort (Ireland) Located in Kinsale, County Cork—Built in 1680 during the reign of King Charles II, this fort remained a British army base until Irish Independence in 1921. A huge fort, with walls up to 6m thick and five defensive bastions around its perimeter, it was built in a star shape, a configuration that provided better defence against cannon fire than the older circular forts. This style of fort was common throughout Europe at that time and Charles Fort is one of the best remaining examples of a star-shaped fort in Europe.

James' Fort: Kinsale, Ireland

There is a fully preserved star fort dating from 1841 encircling the parade ground in Ebrington in Derry. It is situated on the opposite bank of the river Foyle from the more famous 17th century city walls. Derry therefore has two sets of fortified walls both of which are fully intact.

Japan

 * Goryōkaku in Hokkaido
 * Tatsuokajō (龍岡城) in Saku, Nagano, Honshu

Lithuania

 * Biržai

Germany

 * Augsburg
 * Spandau Citadel
 * Frankfurt am Main
 * Hamburg
 * Lübeck
 * Mainz
 * Rostock
 * Vechta

Malaysia

 * Fort Cornwallis in George Town, Penang

Malta

 * Fort Saint Elmo

Groningen

 * Appingedam
 * Bourtange
 * Delfzijl
 * Groningen
 * Nieuweschans
 * Oudeschans
 * Winschoten

Friesland

 * Bolsward
 * Dokkum
 * Franeker
 * Harlingen
 * Leeuwarden
 * Sloten
 * Sneek
 * Stavoren

Drenthe

 * Coevorden

Overijssel

 * Blokzijl
 * Deventer
 * Enschede
 * Goor
 * Hasselt
 * Kampen
 * Oldenzaal
 * Ommen
 * Ootmarsum
 * Steenwijk
 * Vollenhove
 * Zwolle

Gelderland

 * Arnhem
 * Bredevoort
 * Doesburg
 * Doetinchem
 * Elburg
 * Groenlo
 * Harderwijk
 * Hattem
 * Lochem
 * Nijmegen
 * Tiel
 * Wageningen
 * Zaltbommel
 * Zutphen

Utrecht

 * Amersfoort
 * Oudewater
 * Utrecht
 * Woerden

Noord-Holland

 * Alkmaar
 * Amsterdam
 * Edam
 * Enkhuizen
 * Haarlem
 * Hoorn
 * Medemblik
 * Monnickendam
 * Muiden
 * Naarden
 * Purmerend
 * Weesp

Zuid-Holland

 * Brielle
 * Gorinchem
 * Hellevoetsluis
 * Nieuwpoort

Zeeland

 * Aardenburg
 * Brouwershaven
 * Fort Bath
 * Goes
 * Hulst
 * IJzendijke
 * Middelburg
 * Oostburg
 * Retranchement
 * Sluis
 * Vlissingen
 * Zierikzee

Noord-Brabant

 * Bergen op Zoom
 * Breda
 * Geertruidenberg
 * Grave
 * Helmond
 * 's-Hertogenbosch
 * Heusden
 * Klundert
 * Megen
 * Oss
 * Ravenstein
 * Steenbergen
 * Willemstad
 * Woudrichem

Limburg

 * Arcen
 * Gennep
 * Maastricht
 * Nieuwstadt
 * Roermond
 * Sittard
 * Stevensweert
 * Venlo
 * Weert

Norway

 * Fredrikstad Fortress, Fredrikstad
 * Vardøhus Fortress, Vardø

Philippines

 * Intramuros

Portugal

 * Almeida
 * Azores-Fortaleza de Sao Joao Bapitista da ilha Terceira/Fortaleza de Sao Sebastiao(Terceira)
 * Cascais-Forte de Santo Antonio da Barra, Cidadela de cascais
 * Elvas-Forte de Santa Luzia
 * Estremoz
 * Evora
 * Lisbon-Forte de Sao Bruno, Forte de Sao Juliao da Barra(Oeiras)
 * Monção
 * Peniche
 * Valença

Puerto Rico

 * 1) Fort San Cristóbal, San Juan
 * 2) Fort San Felipe del Morro, San Juan

Romania

 * Arad
 * Alba Iulia
 * Făgăraș
 * Oradea
 * Timişoara

Serbia

 * Kalemegdan
 * Petrovaradin

Slovakia

 * Nové Zámky - only to be seen as a hexagonally-shaped city centre
 * Komárno - mostly preserved fortification complex also in the area of neighbouring city Komárom
 * Leopoldov - mostly preserved, serving as state prison

South Africa

 * Fort de Goede Hoop 1652-1674, demomolished after permanent permanent residence was taken up in the Castle of Good Hope.
 * Castle of Good Hope 1666-current, constructed to replace the earthen Fort de Goede Hoop.

Spain

 * Aldea del Obispo-Real Fuerte de la Concepción
 * Badajoz
 * A Coruña-Castillo de San Antón y Castillo de San Diego
 * Barcelona-Castillo de Montjuïc y la Antigua Ciudadela Militar de Barcelona
 * Cádiz-Castillo de San Sebastián,Castillo de Santa Catalina,Baluarte de la Candelaria, Fuerte de Puntales y Fuerte de Cortadura
 * Ferrol-Castillo de San Felipe y Castillo de de La Palma
 * Jaca-Ciudadela de Jaca
 * La Línea de la Concepción-fuertes de San Felipe, San Carlos, San Fernando, San José, Santa Mariana,San Benito,y Fuerte de Santa Bárbara
 * Pamplona-Ciudadela de Pamplona
 * Roses, Girona, Catalonia,-Ciudadela de Rosas
 * Salamanca
 * Salvaterra de Miño-Castillo de Santiago de Aytona

Sri Lanka

 * Star Fort (Matara)
 * Jaffna Fort (Jaffna)

Suriname

 * Fort New Amsterdam, New Amsterdam, Commewijne
 * Fort Zeelandia, Waterside, Paramaribo

Sweden

 * Landskrona Citadel
 * Malmö Castle
 * Varberg Fortress
 * Älvsborg Castle

United Kingdom

 * Berwick-upon-Tweed
 * Fort Cumberland
 * Fort George, Highland
 * Tilbury Fort
 * Star Castle, Isles of Scilly
 * Royal Citadel, Plymouth
 * Fort Amherst, Chatham
 * Pendennis Castle, Falmouth
 * Derry

The outlines of some other star forts from the English Civil War exist. These were often built of ditches and earthen ramparts and were redoubts built to defend weak points in older fortifications such as Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, was built to defend a hill within 17th century artillery range of the city's medieval walls.

United States

 * Castillo de San Marcos, in Saint Augustine, FL
 * Fort Trumbull, in New London, CT
 * Fort Mifflin, in Philadelphia, PA
 * Fort Delaware, on Pea Patch Island, DE
 * Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, MD
 * Fort Frederick, in Fort Frederick State Park Big Pool, MD
 * Fort Jay, on Governors Island in New York Bay
 * Fort Wood, on Liberty Island in New York Bay
 * Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, New York
 * Fort Crown Point in Crown Point, New York
 * Fort William Henry in Lake George, New York
 * Fort Johnston (Leesburg, Virginia)
 * Fort Monroe in Newport News, VA
 * Fort Stanwix in New York
 * Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York
 * Fort Independence on castle Island in Boston Harbor.
 * Fort Negley in Nashville, Tennessee
 * Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island
 * Fort Wayne (Detroit) in Detroit, Michigan
 * Fort Morgan in Mobile, Alabama
 * Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas, Florida
 * Ninety Six National Historic Site, Star Fort in Ninety Six, South Carolina
 * Star Fort, formerly Fort Alabama, Winchester, Virginia

Russia

 * Peter and Paul Fortress
 * Nyenschantz
 * Baltiysk

Vietnam

 * Citadel of Saigon
 * Thanh Hoa citadel
 * Vinh citadel