Macaulay Point Battery

Mcaulay Point Battery

History

Three rifled muzzle-loading guns were located here in 1878–1893. They were replaced with three 6-inch MK6 guns on MK4 disappearing carriages, two of which were removed in 1924 and replaced with two 6-inch quick-firing MK2 naval barbette guns. In 1938 the third DC gun and the two naval guns were replaced with two 6-inch MK7 guns on MK2 mounts until 1948. Two AA guns were here in 1942. Two WWII searchlight positions were nearby at Saxe Point and Harrison Point.

Today

The battery is still extant, and is now a city park.

See also

• Yorke Island Fort at North American Forts
• Barrett point
• Fort Rodd Hill
• Pt Grey 3 6" guns and Director tower, now the Museum of Anthropology, although one gun position and tunnel entrances remain.
• Stanley Park, Ferguson Point
• First Narrows Gantry Two 12pdr QF guns. Demolished in the 70's nothing remaining
• Steveston One 18pdr field gun, later replaced by two 25pdr field guns Ordnance QF 25 pounder
• www.andylinger.com
• http://crmuseum.ezabu.com/2010/05/25/intriguing-yorke-island-re-visited/
• http://kasha.ezabu.com/2010/05/13/the-ghostly-reminders-of-war-at-yorke-island/
• http://www.bcdailybuzz.com/media/3998/In_the_camouflage_of_Yorke_Island/

References

source: http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/bc2.html

http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/resource_pages/coastal_defence/coastal_defence_intro.html