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Firestone Bay artillery tower is a coastal fortification located in Devon, England, dating from the 16th century. The tower was constructed as part of the extensive chain of defensive works built along the English coast during the Tudor period, particularly under the reign of Henry VIII, to protect against foreign invasion and naval raids. The structure exemplifies the squat, robust design characteristic of artillery fortifications of this era, built to accommodate cannon and provide effective coastal defence. Like other towers of its type, Firestone Bay represents an important phase in English military architecture when coastal communities required modernised fortifications to counter the threat of attack from the sea.
Firestone Bay artillery tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003848. View the official record →
Firestone Bay artillery tower is a coastal fortification located in Devon, England, dating from the 16th century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003848.
Firestone Bay artillery tower 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 1003848.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Breakwater fort (3.1 km), Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery (3.5 km), Two batteries and part of a third at Maker Heights called Redoubt No1, Redoubt No2 and Redoubt No3 (3.6 km).
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Firestone Bay artillery tower stands on Devonian claystone, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is claystone.