Fort George
Owned by the Department for Social Development, former military base Fort George is a brown field site situated on the Strand Road on the outskirts of the city. It is a flat 14 acre site with a 300 metre waterfront overlooking the River Foyle.
From 1830s until 1924 the site operated as a shipyard and closed due to the Depression. From 1941 - 45 it served as the ship repair yard for all Allied ships berthed in the city after which time the site was again closed. In the 1970s the former shipyard became an army base and was first known as Fort George. The base ceased to exist in 2001 and the site was purchased by the Department for Social Development (DSD) in 2005.
The natural assets of Fort George, principally its superb
views across the Foyle to St Columb's Park, make it a site with
tremendous potential.
In 2001 a consultation was conducted on Fort George and the
results are available on www.fortgeorge.org
If you would like to read the history of the Fort George site
click here.
To view the Fort George Masterplan please click here.