Cliff End Battery

Cliff End Battery
Cliff End, Isle of Wight, England

A 12.5 inch gun from Cliff End Battery.
Cliff End Battery
Coordinates 50°42′01″N 1°31′45″W / 50.700141°N 1.52914°W
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built 1868
In use Holiday bungalow development
Materials Concrete

Cliff End Battery (map reference SZ333890) is a battery on the west coast of the Isle of Wight overlooking Fort Albert. 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 1862 and was completed by 1868 at a cost of £32,714. Today much of the land is used as a site for holiday bungalows.

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