© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Grenville Battery is a coastal artillery fortification located in Cornwall, England, dating from the Napoleonic Wars period of the early nineteenth century. The battery was constructed as part of the extensive defensive preparations undertaken by the Royal Commission for the Defence of the Realm to protect against the threat of French invasion during the Napoleonic conflicts. The fortification comprises gun emplacements and associated structures designed to mount cannon batteries to command the coastal approaches. It represents a significant example of early nineteenth-century military engineering and reflects the strategic importance of Cornwall's coastline during this period of national defence.
Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003114. View the official record →
Grenville Battery is a coastal artillery fortification located in Cornwall, England, dating from the Napoleonic Wars period of the early nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003114.
Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003114.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two batteries and part of a third at Maker Heights called Redoubt No1, Redoubt No2 and Redoubt No3 (0.3 km), Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at Maker Heights (0.4 km), Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights (0.8 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery