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Sandown Barrack Battery is a coastal defence fortification located on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire. The battery dates from the nineteenth century and represents the period of intensive Victorian coastal fortification undertaken to protect against perceived threats from continental Europe. It forms part of the defensive scheme established around the Solent and represents the military engineering concerns of mid-to-late Victorian Britain. The site reflects the strategic importance of the Isle of Wight's position in the defence of the naval base at Portsmouth and southern England's seaward approaches.
Sandown Barrack Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019195. View the official record →
Sandown Barrack Battery is a coastal defence fortification located on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019195.
Sandown Barrack 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 1019195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brading Roman villa (2.6 km), Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church (2.6 km), Bembridge Fort (3.8 km).
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