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Cloch Lighthouse coast battery is a defensive fortification located near Cloch Lighthouse in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The battery dates from the Napoleonic Wars period, when coastal defences were established along the Clyde estuary to protect against potential French invasion. The site consists of earthwork fortifications positioned approximately 295 metres south-south-east of Cloch Lighthouse, designed to mount cannon and provide artillery cover over the shipping approaches to the estuary. Such batteries formed part of a wider network of temporary and permanent coastal defences constructed across Scotland during the early nineteenth century.
Cloch Lighthouse, coast battery 295m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12803. View the official record →
Cloch Lighthouse coast battery is a defensive fortification located near Cloch Lighthouse in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12803.
Cloch Lighthouse, coast battery 295m SSE of 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 SM12803.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cloch Lighthouse, anti-submarine tethering points 15m N and 10m SW of (0.3 km), Kirkbrae House, burial vault 65m ENE of (3.5 km), Overton reservoirs 1-8 and associated channels, Clyde Muirshiel Park (4.4 km).
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