Frobisher Battery | |
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Plymouth Devon England | |
Coordinates | 50°20′20″N 4°07′18″W / 50.3388°N 4.1217°W |
Site information | |
Condition | Infilled |
Site history | |
Built | 1888–1892 |
Frobisher Battery is a former gun battery at Staddon Heights, Plymouth, Devon. The original battery at the site, Twelve Acre Brake Battery, was completed in 1867 with positions for three guns. [1] In 1888–1892, a new battery was built on the site, [1] and renamed Frobisher Battery in 1890. [2] It was armed with one RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun, which was intended to be used to bombard enemy ships attempting to enter Plymouth Sound. [1]
The battery was disarmed in 1903, [1] and later infilled with earth during the late 20th century. The site is now overgrown, but much of the battery survives as a buried feature and is protected as a scheduled monument. [3]
Frobisher Battery | |
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Plymouth Devon England | |
Coordinates | 50°20′20″N 4°07′18″W / 50.3388°N 4.1217°W |
Site information | |
Condition | Infilled |
Site history | |
Built | 1888–1892 |
Frobisher Battery is a former gun battery at Staddon Heights, Plymouth, Devon. The original battery at the site, Twelve Acre Brake Battery, was completed in 1867 with positions for three guns. [1] In 1888–1892, a new battery was built on the site, [1] and renamed Frobisher Battery in 1890. [2] It was armed with one RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun, which was intended to be used to bombard enemy ships attempting to enter Plymouth Sound. [1]
The battery was disarmed in 1903, [1] and later infilled with earth during the late 20th century. The site is now overgrown, but much of the battery survives as a buried feature and is protected as a scheduled monument. [3]