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Steynewood Battery

January 01, 1970

Steynewood Battery (map reference SZ641869) is a battery located between Bembridge and Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight, England. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived threat of French invasion. Construction of the battery began in 1889 and was completed by 1893.[1]

Steynewood Battery
Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight, England
Steynewood Battery
Coordinates50°40′42″N 1°05′39″W / 50.67823°N 1.09413°W / 50.67823; -1.09413
Site information
Open to
the public		No
Site history
Built1893
In usePrivate residence

References edit

  1. ^ "Fortifications of the Isle of Wight - Steynewood Battery". Retrieved 17 January 2015.

Publications edit

  • Moore, David, 2010. The East Wight Defences, Solent Papers Number 10, David Moore, Gosport. ISBN 0954845331

External links edit

  • Victorian Forts data sheet

January 01, 1970
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