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'''Redcliff Battery''' (map reference {{gbmappingsmall|SZ638855}}) is a [[Artillery battery|battery]] located to the west of the [[Culver Down|Culver Cliffs]] and east of [[Yaverland]] 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 French invasion. Construction of the battery began in April 1861 and was complete by September 1863 at a cost of £4,776. |
'''Redcliff Battery''' (map reference {{gbmappingsmall|SZ638855}}) is a [[Artillery battery|battery]] located to the west of the [[Culver Down|Culver Cliffs]] and east of [[Yaverland]] 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 French invasion. Construction of the battery began in April 1861 and was complete by September 1863 at a cost of £4,776. |
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* [http://www.victorianforts.co.uk/pdf/datasheets/redcliff.pdf Victorian Forts data sheet] |
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Revision as of 12:12, 24 January 2012
| Redcliff Battery | |
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| Culver Down, Isle of Wight, England | |
  Redcliff Battery | |
| Site history | |
| Built | September 1863 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Demolished | 1861 |
Redcliff Battery (map reference SZ638855) is a battery located to the west of the Culver Cliffs and east of Yaverland 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 French invasion. Construction of the battery began in April 1861 and was complete by September 1863 at a cost of £4,776.