Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site

Fort Rodd Hill
View of the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Lower Battery
LocationColwood, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates48°25′56″N 123°27′01″W / 48.4323°N 123.4504°W / 48.4323; -123.4504
Built1895–1897
Original useMilitary Fortification
Governing bodyParks Canada
WebsiteOfficial website
Official nameFort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
Designated3 November 1958

Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort located on Esquimalt Harbour in Colwood, British Columbia, Canada. It was constructed in the 1890s by the Royal Marine Artillery to defend the Esquimalt Naval Base. It consists of three gun batteries, and was in continuous use by the Royal Canadian Artillery until 1956.

The site is adjacent to Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada. Both the fort and lighthouse are managed and presented to the public by Parks Canada.

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