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Torry Battery is a 19th-century coastal defence fortification located 130 metres east-south-east of the Old South Breakwater near Stonehaven in Kincardineshire. Built as part of Scotland's extended programme of harbour and coastal protection during the Victorian era, the battery represents the strategic importance placed on defending this stretch of the northeastern coast against potential naval threats. The structure comprises the characteristic earthwork and masonry elements typical of batteries of this period, designed to mount artillery pieces to command the approaches to Stonehaven harbour. The site remains an important example of 19th-century military engineering within the Kincardineshire coastal landscape.
Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9215. View the official record →
Torry Battery is a 19th-century coastal defence fortification located 130 metres east-south-east of the Old South Breakwater near Stonehaven in Kincardineshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9215.
Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater 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 SM9215.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Fittick's Church, Aberdeen (0.7 km), Balnagask motte, Baxter Place, Aberdeen (1 km), Tullos Cairn, cairn (1.7 km).
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