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Puckpool mortar battery is a Napoleonic War fortification located on the Isle of Wight in Hampshire. Constructed in the early nineteenth century as part of the extensive defensive works built along the British coast to counter the threat of French invasion, the battery was designed to house mortar cannon and provide coastal protection. The site represents the practical military engineering of the Napoleonic period, when such batteries formed a crucial component of Britain's homeland defence strategy. The remains preserve evidence of the fort's layout and construction, contributing to the archaeological record of Regency-era coastal fortifications.
Puckpool mortar battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012721. View the official record →
Puckpool mortar battery is a Napoleonic War fortification located on the Isle of Wight in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012721.
Puckpool mortar battery 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 1012721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl (5.5 km), Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery (5.6 km), Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse (5.6 km).
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