WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Gun Battery
WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Gun Battery is a bunker in Lanteglos, Cornwall, England. WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Gun Battery is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint St Saviour’s Point, as well as near Headland Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Castle and Polruan Blockhouse.
St Catherine’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. St Catherine’s Castle is situated 1,600 feet northwest of WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Gun Battery.
Polruan Blockhouse
Ruins
Photo: Darren Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polruan Blockhouse is a ruins, which is situated 1,200 feet north of WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Gun Battery.
Readymoney Cove
Beach
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Readymoney Cove is a sandy beach to the south of the harbour town of Fowey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the River Fowey estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval part of the town of Fowey and, on the other, by St Catherine's Castle. Readymoney Cove is situated 2,000 feet northwest of WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Gun Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polruan and Fowey.
Polruan
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polruan is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the English Channel and neighbouring village Bodinnick to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops.
Fowey
Photo: Keven Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fowey is a small fishing town on the coast of South Cornwall, situated at the mouth of the river Fowey. It is set on the west side of a steep valley, so be prepared for much walking up and down.
Bodinnick
Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodinnick is a riverside village in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey.
WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Gun Battery
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Lanteglos, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.32642° or 50° 19′ 35″ northLongitude
-4.63837° or 4° 38′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C2Q89G6+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1017355613OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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