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Paull Point Battery is a coastal artillery fortification located on the Humber estuary in Yorkshire, constructed during the nineteenth century as part of the defensive infrastructure protecting the strategic waterway. The site functioned as both a conventional gun battery and a submarine mining establishment, reflecting the evolving technologies and defence strategies of the Victorian and later periods. The battery's physical remains include earthwork fortifications and associated military structures characteristic of nineteenth-century coastal defence works. Its designation as an ancient monument recognises its historical importance in the context of Britain's maritime defence infrastructure and industrial-era military engineering.
Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020425. View the official record →
Paull Point Battery is a coastal artillery fortification located on the Humber estuary in Yorkshire, constructed during the nineteenth century as part of the defensive infrastructure protecting the strategic waterway. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020425.
Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment 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 1020425.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Paull Holme moated site and tower (1.7 km), Hedon medieval town (3 km), Ravenspurn cross (3.8 km).
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