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Berry Head Fort and battery is a Napoleonic-era coastal defence structure located on the headland at Berry Head near Brixham in Devon. The fort was constructed during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in the late eighteenth century as part of the extensive fortification programme to protect the English coast from invasion. The installation comprises a substantial fort with associated gun battery positions, reflecting the strategic importance of this exposed headland commanding the approaches to Tor Bay. The site represents a significant example of late Georgian military architecture and coastal defence strategy, remaining substantially visible in its physical layout and structural elements.
Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017322. View the official record →
Berry Head Fort and battery is a Napoleonic-era coastal defence structure located on the headland at Berry Head near Brixham in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017322.
Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head 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 1017322.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Old Redoubt and later Victorian Rifle Range Target, 540m south west of Berry Head Fort (0.5 km), Ashhole Cavern (0.8 km), Windmill Hill Cave, Brixham (2.1 km).
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