WW2 Gun mount
WW2 Gun mount is a ruins in Swanage, Purbeck District, England. WW2 Gun mount is situated nearby to the locality Peveril Point, as well as near the building Swanage Lifeboat Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swanage Lifeboat Station and Wellington clock tower.
Swanage Lifeboat Station
Building
Swanage Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution station located on Peveril Point in the town of Swanage in Dorset, England. It operates two lifeboats, the Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat 13-13 George Thomas Lacy and the D-class inshore lifeboat Roy Norgrove. Swanage Lifeboat Station is situated 440 feet west of WW2 Gun mount.
Wellington clock tower
Building
Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wellington clock tower is a structure that stands on the seafront at Swanage in Dorset, England. It was originally built by the Commissioners for Lighting the West Division of Southwark at the southern end of London Bridge in 1854. Wellington clock tower is situated 690 feet west of WW2 Gun mount.
Swanage Pier
Pier
Photo: Kyriondaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near the town of Swanage, in the south-east of Dorset. It was built in 1895 for passenger ship services. Swanage Pier is situated 1,300 feet northwest of WW2 Gun mount.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peveril Point and Herston.
Peveril Point
Locality
Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay.
Herston
Neighborhood
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a western suburb of the town of Swanage, in Dorset, England. It has its own railway station – Herston Halt railway station Near Corfe Castle – on the Swanage Railway.
WW2 Gun mount
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Swanage, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.60737° or 50° 36′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.94492° or 1° 56′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C2WJ344+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1376768110OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Highlights include Amphitheatre and Swanage Sea Rowing Club.
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