WW2 Light Anti-aircraft Gun Battery (remains of)

WW2 Light Anti-aircraft Gun Battery (remains of) is a bunker in Mylor, Cornwall, England. WW2 Light Anti-aircraft Gun Battery (remains of) is situated near the explosion crater WW2 Bomb Crater, as well as near the historic site WW2 Barrage Balloon Site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kiln Quay and Falmouth Docks Railway Station.

Kiln Quay

Pier

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Kiln Quay is a pier, which is situated 1,300 feet west of WW2 Light Anti-aircraft Gun Battery (remains of).

Falmouth Docks Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.

Falmouth Docks railway station is situated in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It was opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Maritime Line from Truro, although since 1970 Falmouth Town has been the principal station for the town. Falmouth Docks Railway Station is situated 4,100 feet south of WW2 Light Anti-aircraft Gun Battery (remains of).

Pendennis Castle

Castle

Photo: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0.

Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. Pendennis Castle is situated 1 mile south of WW2 Light Anti-aircraft Gun Battery (remains of).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flushing and Falmouth.

Flushing

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Flushing is a coastal village in the civil parish of Mylor, west Cornwall, UK. It is 3 miles east of Penryn and 10 miles south of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn River, an arm of the Carrick Roads.

Falmouth

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Falmouth is a seaside town in South Cornwall. Famous for its beaches, it is home to the world's third largest natural harbour. The four main beaches in Falmouth are Gyllyngvase, Castle, Swanpool, and Maenporth.

Mylor Churchtown

Village

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Mylor Churchtown is a coastal village in Cornwall, England. It is the church town of the ecclesiastical parish of Mylor and is situated at the mouth of Mylor Creek, approximately three miles north of Falmouth.

WW2 Light Anti-aircraft Gun Battery (remains of)

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Mylor, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.1621° or 50° 9′ 44″ north

Longitude

-5.05438° or 5° 3′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C2P5W6W+R7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8715369295

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: WW2 Bomb Crater and WW2 Bomb Crater.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: WW2 Pillbox (site of) and Trefusis.

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