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Steyne Wood Battery is a Napoleonic-period coastal defence fortification located in Hampshire. The battery was constructed during the early nineteenth century as part of the extensive system of coastal fortifications built to counter the threat of French invasion under Napoleon. It represents the characteristic military engineering of this period, incorporating earthwork defences typical of Napoleonic-era coastal batteries. The monument survives as an important example of Hampshire's defensive heritage from this significant chapter of British military history.
Steyne Wood Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1427301. View the official record →
Steyne Wood Battery is a Napoleonic-period coastal defence fortification located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1427301.
Steyne Wood 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 1427301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Culver Down (1.4 km), Bembridge Fort (1.9 km), Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church (3.1 km).
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