Steynewood Battery

Steynewood Battery
Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight, England
Steynewood Battery
Coordinates 50°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
Built 1893
In use Private residence

Steynewood Battery (map reference SZ641869) is a battery located between Bembridge and Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight. 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]

References

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

Publications

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