Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement

Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement is a ruins in England, United Kingdom. Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement is situated nearby to the historic site Brownstone Battery (site of), as well as near the ruins WW2 Spotlight Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kingswear Castle and Dartmouth Castle.

Kingswear Castle

Castle

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Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. Kingswear Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement.

Dartmouth Castle

Castle

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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary. Dartmouth Castle is situated 1 mile west of Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement.

Kingswear Daymark

Tower

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Kingswear Daymark is a 24 m octagonal limestone day beacon built in 1864, in an arable field above Froward Point near the town of Kingswear, Devon, England. Kingswear Daymark is situated 2,200 feet north of Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dartmouth and Townstal.

Dartmouth

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Dartmouth is a town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. A historic port location, Dartmouth's geography and seaside location combined with its traditional architecture make it an idyllic settlement popular with tourists from around Britain and the near continent.

Townstal

Neighborhood

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Townstal is an historic manor and parish on elevated ground now forming part of the western suburbs of the town of Dartmouth, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England. Townstal is situated 2½ miles northwest of Brownstone Battery Gun Emplacement.