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Braefoot Point battery is a coastal defensive fortification located in Fife, Scotland, dating from the early modern period when such installations were constructed to protect strategic maritime approaches. The battery represents the type of gun emplacement developed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to defend against naval threats and enforce control over sea lanes of military and commercial importance. Physical remains at the site reflect the typical arrangement of a small coastal battery, positioned to command approaches to the Forth estuary. The fortification forms part of the broader network of defensive structures established along the Scottish coast during a period of heightened maritime security concerns.
Braefoot Point, battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7775. View the official record →
Braefoot Point battery is a coastal defensive fortification located in Fife, Scotland, dating from the early modern period when such installations were constructed to protect strategic maritime approaches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7775.
Braefoot Point, battery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM7775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage (4.4 km), Earl Cairnie or Harlow Cairn,cairn,The Warrens (4.6 km), North Queensferry, St James' Chapel (5.4 km).
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