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Steynewood Battery

Coordinates: 50°40′42″N 1°05′39″W / 50.67823°N 1.09413°W / 50.67823; -1.09413
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Steynewood Battery
Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight, England
Steynewood Battery is located in Isle of Wight
Steynewood Battery
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

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]

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