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Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights is a Napoleonic-era coastal defence fortification constructed as part of the extensive system of batteries and redoubts built along the Cornish coast during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The structure dates to the early nineteenth century and forms part of the Royal Commission fortifications established to protect against the threat of French invasion. The redoubt exhibits the characteristic defensive design of this period, with earthwork ramparts and gun positions arranged to command the approaches to the Tamar estuary and Plymouth Sound. This monument represents the significant military investment made in coastal fortification during Britain's struggle against Napoleonic France and remains an important testament to that period of strategic vulnerability and defensive preparation.
Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004255. View the official record →
Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights is a Napoleonic-era coastal defence fortification constructed as part of the extensive system of batteries and redoubts built along the Cornish coast during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004255.
Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights 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 1004255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at Maker Heights (0.5 km), Two batteries and part of a third at Maker Heights called Redoubt No1, Redoubt No2 and Redoubt No3 (0.7 km), Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery (0.8 km).
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