This is Fort Possenghi, one of the fortifications built by the Royal Italian Army to defend the Colle di Nava between 1880 and 1888, on the border between Piedmont and Liguria, to protect the Piedmont plain from a French attack. There is an identical fortification on the pass, called Forte Richelmo.
@@spyrunner1 In this video you can see: the mechanisms of the drawbridge (0:30), the well for aeration and the passage of ammunition in case of combat (0:35), the drinking water cistern (0:37), various fighting positions, mainly for infantry. At 0:43 one can see one of the embrasures for an artillery piece, enclosed by a removable iron grating. The interior staircase, made of wrought iron, is partly removed. The fort, a real tower intended to serve as an artillery platform - the main pieces were placed on the top terrace in the barbette - was part of the Nava entrenched camp, the main element of which was the Central Fort that still closes the provincial road today.
Forte Pozzanghi, one of the forts built by the Royal Italian Army, primarily to defend the Colle De Nava between 1880 to 1888, To protect Piedmont, it was built between the plains of Piedmont and Liguria from an attack from the French army. There were numerous things such as: Drawbridge mechanisms Well for aeration and passage of weapons and ammunition in case of combat Water cistern Various fighting positions, mortar,cannon, and infantry Embrasures for a field artillery piece, which was enclosed by a removable iron grating. Staircase made of military grade wrought iron, which has been partly removed.
In this video you can see: the mechanisms of the drawbridge (0:30), the well for aeration and the passage of ammunition in case of combat (0:35), the water cistern (0:37), various fighting positions, mainly for infantry. At 0:43 one can see one of the embrasures for an artillery piece, enclosed by a removable iron grating. The interior staircase, made of wrought iron, is partly removed. The fort, a real tower intended to serve as an artillery platform - with the main pieces placed on the top terrace in the barbette - was part of the Nava entrenched camp, the main element of which was the Forte Centrale that still closes the provincial road today.
It’s commonly known as a Martello. By the construction it’s 1800’s. Built to resist canon fire. The pit is the well the Martello is built on. Usually with a minimum capacity for it occupants for a month or two incase of a siege or attack. There would have been a coal store also in there. They’re really cool buildings. Looks like it received some repairs in ww2 or ww1 but was decommissioned after that
If anyone wonder about the holes and the hooks most likely it was used to hold up a large lighting fixture and the holes let's smoke out so it doesn't build up within the building
The whole time watching this video, I was both wondering what the original purpose it was constructed for, and thinking what a fantastic home it could be recycled into
He doesn’t have full length videos, it’s an AI bot that steals other people’s u tube videos, does a mindless AI voiceover, and posts the result on shorts to get clicks
It's Fort Possenghi, a fortification built by the Italian Royal army between 1880-1888. I tell you more but I only learned that info from reading another person's comment. Hopefully this will help you find out more information about it. Have a good day! 😊 P.S. I've read some of comments where people state that this video is from someone else's channel and that this channel steals footage from other people and add AI narration to it without asking or thanking the original creator. I don't know if it's true or not but it's something you might want to consider.
Thats an old fort, top is meant to be covered in cannons, the shaft that goes up the middle is for moving powder around, windows are rifle slits, etc etc, even had a former draw bridge, idk where this is but thats what that structure is.
Doesn't look like he was the first to find this structure as there was a wore down path he followed up and the sealed up doorway had already been breached 😉 but still realy cool 😎 Im sure he could do some local resurch and discover what it had been previously used for and when and by who it was built 😉 😜 😀 👍 😊
There's a sign in the very nearby town with an arrow pointing to the path we saw him on, plus its name and historical info (not to mention all the pamphlets and what not about it in the local shops)
Don't forget it was also "massive." And his trek through the "dense forest weaving in and out of the trees" On a really sweet, well-traveled trail. Such drama! Ruined the video. But the info provided by the commenters was interesting.
The "well" is where the toilet used to be. THAT was a commonality in buildings, castle like or prison like builds. Barred windows prevent tourists accidents. Ask the locals. Path up is well tended as a regularly traversed access to this building.
It's an old military fortress to protect the area from attacks. It's not a toilet, it's a well. The windows were for weapons to point out. Bars keep the enemy out. As the local said who told you the name of this fortress in Italy, it was used again during one of the world wars despite being from the 1800s.
Sadly the the area would soon be over run and trashed… don’t put the location public. Too many buildings in the woods already destroyed and stripped of all windows and anything left behind from Prior tenants and destroyed
Perhaps, if you like isolation and have a BIG generator! Houses and forts were traditionally built on high ground as a way to keep sight of approaching visitors or invaders.
Could live there for awhile Ok there’s things to do to make it more comfortable but with the right views in all directions makes it perfectly enjoyable in my taste. You don’t even need a central heater. A horse could have been the best choice of vehicle of course to take you everywhere you wants to go Land enough for growing vegetables, fruit and berries, all I need for the future. Is it a free spot to purchase from the landowner or the state of Italy?
I agree, very dangerous and very foolish, the pipe could break and he could have been impaled on the lower portion of the pipe, would be a very painful and agonizing death
@@kelkilkat we have a saying here in Brazil that could roughly be translated into: "stupid people only learn by taking a beating" which basically means, no amount of common sense and logical thinking will stop stupid people from acting in a stupid way, they need shit to go wrong, before they realize it was stupid to do so in the first place.
I love your content! Have you thought about adding location identification and historical context at the end for a minute or two? That'd be a nice cap to each adventure. Keep going!
@@marcjustmarc6990 I understand that many parts of Europe are like that. It doesn't diminish my enjoyment of his adventures and storytelling. You can have a great adventure anywhere. I do appreciate the info though. Thank you
I see a lot of people saying that this would make a nice home, and although you're right, I doubt the Italian government would be happy if someone did that. But, I don't think they'd care if someone took measurements to build their own version of it. So long as no one damages it I bet they wouldn't care. Then someone could put that set of plans to use building their own home, and maybe have an even more amazing view, depending on where they can put it.
If you would provide a link from the shorts to the full videos, I'd watch more. I'm not going to waste time looking through the long videos trying to find what I want to see. I'd guess many others feel the same. Thanks
I love it that you're wearing a good mask when exploring,so important, and too many explorers should know better, so thanks for being safe,really enjoyed your video.
I'd say he's rated more than fairly. He doesn't know anything. Narrates like he's talking to 5 year olds. Probably couldn't find his own a$$ if it had a bell on it. Refers to a Martello as a "strange structure". Dude, it's just a circular fort. It's the front door, literally. But he's not sure, it only appears to be an entrance! Oh, and he found an 'entrance' that leads OUT to the roof! Entrance=in, Exit=OUT. The dude is mind numbingly dumb
At first, I thought it was a shelter with cannons to guard against invasion. Then, seeing the bars over the windows made me think it was a prison. My third guess it is a bunker. Who knows?
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A military outpost or installation at one time, with a lookout point. With the piping and other items inside the structure it would seem as though the age is considerably closer to a 19th-century era building based on the architecture and layout as viewed on this reel. It’s possibly older, though undetermined.
Restored for a great Air BandB!!! With some camp sites near by. It is too far away to go on a day trip. A great hike and then a few days stay. Everything would have to be ported. 😮😮😮❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
I have something like this by me in NY, USA. I’ve been told that the one near me is in a wooded area. It is a pump house and it is surrounded by fencing to keep people out. It is used to pump water out of a well to provide water to the town. You are not allowed into and can be arrested so that you don’t taint the water supply.
It's surprising that no one has moved in. But a comolete reno would be a truck load of $$. Possibly it's to far from shops. But some folks like being very remote.
Careful you just may get lost in a place and time unknown and get forever stuck there. As the tears In the fabrics are very real and people vanish in this manner everyday.
This was a Martello tower. Was built in the 1800s. The pit was the aeration chamber, which aerated water would end up. There was an artillery piece, but one can expect it somewhere.
I hope you always give people detailed plans about where you're going and when you'll be back. If you fell in that hole by yourself you would've never made it out.
I will always encourage to explore, but don't just take exploring for granted, make sure you have all the relevant permissions to do so legally and safely. Especially more so if you plan metal detecting.
If you've played WW games you'll realize it's a fortress. The building is prepared to defend the position from every angle and only has the necessary structures to stay alive with the necessary supplies
This is obviously an ancient artillery position. The view, and the "Fields of Fire" available from this position is frikken incredible. Cannon would and could dominate this terrain! (BTW, the small upper *well" is actually a latrine!)
Then again - Ive heard that Curiosity Kills The Cat! Ooops! In this case an Explorer. Just bc the Grim Reeper didnt this chance. People need to be more cautious about plundering around locations like that! 😮
Pretty clearly a fort. The shaft that goes down through the floor has to be for the ammunition hoist, at the bottom should be the magazine. The small "rooms" are casements, for artillery that is no longer there.
This video really cool I just wish you would have shown the view @ the end a little bit more. I bet it was beautiful !! Thank you for sharing these videos with all of us !! SAFE TRAVELS !!
hidden in the middle of a forest...within sight of other building and a village not too far away..about 1500 ft from a road with a pizzeria and a hotel... .ok right.....so brings into question how hidden and remote are the other structures you feature on your channel....
It is an old steam well, it used fire to pump huge amounts of water with steam operated pump, usually to supply water to both a town and passing stream trains!
It's an 18th or 19th century fortified outpost. You can see the musketry loops. Would have had people living there at some point, with its own well so it can survive being besieged.
Obviously a military fort. We have similar forts especially along the coast and rivers here in Maine although most of ours are traditional fort layouts and not built like a watch tower
The Italians built the original Martello tower that was copied by the British during the period of the Napoleonic and peninsular wars. This looks like a similar structure
It looks similar to shot towers, meaning they melted lead and powered it through a grate at a great height and by the time it rains to the bottom the droplets have cooled into useable bullets.
The tiny windows are the right size for a rifleman to post up with maximum coverage around him by the stone. I bet they're at a certain height so that the base of the window can support a rifle for higher accuracy.
