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Whitsand Bay Battery is a nineteenth-century coastal defence fortification located on the cliffs of Whitsand Bay in Cornwall. Built during the period of intensified coastal fortification in the mid-1800s, the battery represents the Victorian military response to perceived threats to the English coastline. The structure comprises gun emplacements and associated defensive works designed to protect against potential invasion or naval attack. The site remains a significant example of Victorian-era coastal artillery fortifications along the Cornish coast.
Whitsand Bay Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004664. View the official record →
Whitsand Bay Battery is a nineteenth-century coastal defence fortification located on the cliffs of Whitsand Bay in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004664.
Whitsand Bay 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 1004664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitsand Bay practice battery (0.2 km), Royal Commission Fortification: unfinished battery at Knatterbury (1.8 km), Royal Commission fortifications at Forder Hill including two musketry lines and a road block (2.2 km).
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