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Bowden Battery is a coastal defensive fortification located in Devon, England. The battery dates from the Napoleonic Wars period of the early nineteenth century, when it formed part of the defensive network protecting the English coast against French invasion threats. The structure comprises an artillery emplacement with associated earthworks typical of Napoleonic-era coastal batteries, designed to mount guns commanding the approaches to the coast. Like many similar batteries constructed during this period of heightened military preparedness, Bowden Battery represents the strategic investment in coastal defence infrastructure that characterised British military engineering in the years following 1793.
Bowden Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021365. View the official record →
Bowden Battery is a coastal defensive fortification located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021365.
Bowden 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 1021365.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort Stamford (5.6 km), Bowl barrow immediately south of the cricket ground and pavilion in Mount Edgcumbe Park (7.4 km), Staddon Heights Defences including Fort Staddon Fort, Brownhill Battery, Watch House Battery, Staddon Heights Battery, Staddon Battery and associated features and structures (7.4 km).
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