Knowles Battery
Knowles Battery is a former 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. Part of an extensive scheme known as Palmerston Forts, after the prime minister who championed the scheme, it was built to defend the landward approaches to the north east of Plymouth, as an element of the plan for the defence of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Devonport.
- Fort
- …is also known as “Knowle Battery”
- Description: artillery battery in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Francis and Woodland Fort.
St Francis
St Francis is a church, which is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Knowles Battery.
Woodland Fort
Woodland Fort is a Royal Commission Fort built in the… Woodland Fort is situated 2,600 feet east of Knowles Battery.
Agaton Fort
Agaton Fort is situated 2,400 feet west of Knowles Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include King’s Tamerton and Whitleigh.
Honicknowle
Honicknowle is an area and ward of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.
Knowles Battery
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Latitude
50.41605° or 50° 24′ 58″ north
Longitude
-4.1648° or 4° 9′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C2QCR8P+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knowle Primary School and Woodland Wood.
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