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Hound Point Battery is a coastal artillery fortification located near Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland. The battery forms part of the defensive infrastructure developed to protect the Firth of Forth during periods of military tension, particularly in relation to naval threats to Scottish waters. Such batteries typically date from the eighteenth or nineteenth century and would have been equipped to mount cannon or other ordnance commanding approaches along the estuary. The site's proximity to Fishery Cottage reflects its integration within the working landscape of the Forth's eastern shore.
Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13686. View the official record →
Hound Point Battery is a coastal artillery fortification located near Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13686.
Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage 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 SM13686.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigie Hill,fort (3.5 km), Cammo,standing stone (4.9 km), Cammo Canal (4.9 km).
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