WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Artillery Battery No. 1 (site of)
WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Artillery Battery No. 1 (site of) is a bunker in Fowey, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Artillery Battery No. 1 (site of) is situated nearby to St Catherine’s Castle, as well as near the historic site WW2 Magazine for No. 2 Gun (site of).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Castle and St Catherine’s Point light.
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 Point light
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Catherine’s Point light is a lighthouse, which is situated 450 feet southwest of WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Artillery Battery No. 1 (site of).
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 590 feet north of WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Artillery Battery No. 1 (site of).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polruan and Bodinnick.
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.
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.
Mixtow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mixtow is a hamlet in the Lanteglos-by-Fowey parish in south east Cornwall, England. It is located on the north side of an inlet off the River Fowey, opposite Fowey Docks. Mixtow is situated 1½ miles northeast of WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Artillery Battery No. 1 (site of).
WW2 Searchlight for Coastal Artillery Battery No. 1 (site of)
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Fowey, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.32775° or 50° 19′ 40″ northLongitude
-4.64545° or 4° 38′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C2Q89H3+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1017361222OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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Notable Places Nearby
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