Lévis Forts
In French: Forts de Lévis
41 du Gouvernement Road, Lévis
About Lévis Forts
In Lévis, Lévis Forts is one of 5 National Historic Sites. The register gives 1865–1873 for Lévis Forts. Its design is credited to Royal Engineers. Another historic place stands within 400 m of it.
Lévis Forts National Historic Site of Canada consists of the above and below-ground remains of three 19th-century stone defensive works located on a height of land on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River at Lévis, Québec. The three forts, arranged in a linear pattern, are each approximately 1800 metres apart. The site includes the extant fortification of Fort No. 1, the archaeological remains of Forts No. 2 and 3 as well as evidence of roads leading between the forts, and camps used by construction teams. Official recognition refers to an arced strip of land about 300 metres in width and 4.8 kilometres in length.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Lévis Forts National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
National Historic Site status comes on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes
Lévis · about 100 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Lévis FortsStart here
- 2Fort No.1Recognized Federal Heritage Building · next door
1 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Lévis Forts
What is Lévis Forts?
Canada named Lévis Forts a National Historic Site in 1920.
Can you visit Lévis Forts?
From outside, yes; going in depends on who owns or runs it.
Is Lévis Forts protected?
The designation recognizes its national significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Provincial or municipal designation may.
When was Lévis Forts built?
Work on Lévis Forts is recorded as 1865–1873.
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