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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swanage Lifeboat Station and Wellington clock tower.

Swanage Lifeboat Station

Building

Swanage Lifeboat Station can be found on the north facing shore of Peveril Point, a headland on the Isle of Purbeck, to the south of Swanage, a seaside resort and town sitting mid-way between Weymouth and Bournemouth, on the Jurassic coast of the county of Dorset in southern England. 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

Photo: Ojl, CC BY 2.5.

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, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.60737° or 50° 36′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.94492° or 1° 56′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C2WJ344+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1376768110

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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