Armada Memorial
The Armada Memorial is a monument on Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, England. Built in 1888, the monument celebrates the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which was sighted by English captains stationed in the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eddystone Light and Royal Air Force Memorial.
Eddystone Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction. Eddystone Light is situated 350 feet south of Armada Memorial.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Monument
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Plymouth Naval Memorial is a war memorial in Plymouth, Devon, England which is dedicated to British and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in World War I and World War II with no known grave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and Mount Batten.
Plymouth Hoe
Locality
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth, Devon. The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.
Stonehouse
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Stonehouse was one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day Plymouth, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. West Stonehouse was a village that is within the current Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in Cornwall.
Armada Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Plymouth, England
- Category: historic site
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.36529° or 50° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.14167° or 4° 8′ 30″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C2Q9V85+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 1349535780OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Armada Memorial” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Armada Memorial”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת הארמדה הלאומית”
- Swedish: “Armada Memorial”
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