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Wearde Quay Battery is a Civil War fortification located on the Cornish coast. The battery dates to the English Civil War period, when both Royalist and Parliamentarian forces constructed defensive works at strategic coastal locations to control maritime access and protect against enemy vessels. The site represents the military engineering requirements of the conflict, with its position at Wearde Quay reflecting the importance of controlling water-based supply routes and communications along the Cornish shoreline. As a scheduled ancient monument, the battery remains an important archaeological record of seventeenth-century military architecture and the strategic priorities of Civil War commanders in the southwest of England.
Civil War battery at Wearde Quay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004447. View the official record →
Wearde Quay Battery is a Civil War fortification located on the Cornish coast. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004447.
Civil War battery at Wearde Quay 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 1004447.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights (5.9 km), Holy well called St Julian's Well (5.9 km), Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at Maker Heights (6.4 km).
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