Mount Batten Tower
Mount Batten Tower is a tower in Plymouth, England. Mount Batten Tower is situated nearby to the public aquarium National Marine Aquarium, as well as near the marina Sutton Harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Martello Tower” and “Mountbatten”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Marine Aquarium and Sutton Harbour.
National Marine Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Markles55, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Marine Aquarium, which opened in May 1998, is situated in Plymouth in south-west England. It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals. National Marine Aquarium is situated 2,600 feet north of Mount Batten Tower.
Sutton Harbour
Marina
Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sutton Harbour, formerly known as Sutton Pool, is the original port of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is still a busy fishing port and marina and is bounded on one side by the historic Barbican district. Sutton Harbour is situated 3,300 feet north of Mount Batten Tower.
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 3,400 feet northwest of Mount Batten Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Batten and Cattedown.
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.
Cattedown
Suburb
Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cattedown is an inner city suburb of Plymouth, Devon. Its position beside the River Plym estuary just short of the mouth led to its early settlement. It is believed that the name Cattedown originated from a rocky outcrop nearby on the River Plym that looked like a cat.
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 Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.35966° or 50° 21′ 35″ northLongitude
-4.12926° or 4° 7′ 45″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C2Q9V5C+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 894276813OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
11610519Wikidata ID
Q17554454
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