The foremost Fort Uitermeer in Weesp
('s-Gravelandseweg 2), located to the east of Weesp near the hamlet of Uitermeer, was built in 1672-'73 at the site of a redoubt from 1589 at the mouth of the' s-Gravelandse Vaart in the Vecht. This fortified fort belonged to the (New) Dutch Waterline and was expanded and strengthened in 1726 and 1773. In 1845 it was given a bombproof turret tower...
