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Whitsand Bay practice battery is a coastal artillery fortification located on the cliffs of Whitsand Bay in south-east Cornwall. The battery dates from the Second World War period and was constructed as part of Britain's coastal defence preparations during the 1940s. It consists of gun emplacements and associated defensive structures designed for anti-invasion purposes and to protect the strategically important coastline from German attack. The site represents the substantial military infrastructure developed along the Cornish coast during the latter years of the Second World War.
Whitsand Bay practice battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1490828. View the official record →
Whitsand Bay practice battery is a coastal artillery fortification located on the cliffs of Whitsand Bay in south-east Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1490828.
Whitsand Bay practice 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 1490828.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitsand Bay Battery (0.2 km), Royal Commission Fortification: unfinished battery at Knatterbury (2 km), Inswork Chapel (2.3 km).
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