Brownhill Battery
Brownhill Battery is a historic site in Plymouth, England. Brownhill Battery is situated nearby to the beach Bovisand, as well as near the historic site Staddon Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bovisand and National Marine Aquarium.
Bovisand
Beach
Bovisand is a natural coastline on the east side of Plymouth Sound in Devon, England. Despite the steep cliff paths and rocky surrounding, Bovisand features two beaches, a holiday park, privately owned bungalows and a diving centre at Fort Bovisand. Bovisand is situated 1,800 feet south of Brownhill Battery.
National Marine Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Markles55, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Marine Aquarium, which opened in May 1998, is situated in Plymouth in south-west England. It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals. National Marine Aquarium is situated 2 miles north of Brownhill Battery.
Eddystone Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction. Eddystone Light is situated 2 miles northwest of Brownhill Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Batten and Oreston.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.
Oreston
Suburb
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oreston, formerly a village on the southern bank of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth. It is recorded as Horestone on the 1591 Spry Map of Plimmouth. Oreston is situated 1½ miles north of Brownhill Battery.
Plymstock
Suburb
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plymstock is a commuter suburb of Plymouth and former civil parish in the English county of Devon. Plymstock is situated 2 miles northeast of Brownhill Battery.
Brownhill Battery
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.34026° or 50° 20′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.1172° or 4° 7′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C2Q8VRM+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 178839787OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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