Fort aan den Ham

The Fort aan den Ham is a castle of the Stelling van Amsterdam. It is positioned at the railway from Uitgeest to Krommenie. The earthen ramparts, the primary part of this protection work, date from 1896, the fort itself turned into completed in 1903. Originally this fortress was no longer protected within the plans of 1880, however this have become vital due to the newly fashioned get entry to that arose after the development of the Amsterdam, Alkmaar railway line.

Because this railway line lay between Uitgeest and Krommenie on a slope, exactly among the bigger Veldhuis and Krommeniedijk forts, a citadel become built subsequent to this railway line to manipulate this railway embankment. The castle locked those entrances in wartime. Earthen ramparts have been built on the citadel web site in 1896 and the bomb free homes accompanied in 1902 to 1903. In 1908, a concrete secondary battery was constructed to the south of the citadel. Heavy guns have been located right here to shoot the upcoming enemy at a greater distance. The adjacent dual carriageway, the present day N203, was finished in 1934 and runs parallel to the railway line.