WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery
WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery is a bunker in St Just in Roseland, Cornwall, England. WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery is situated nearby to St Just in Roseland Church, as well as near the locality Messack Point.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mawes Castle and Church of St Gerrans.
St Mawes Castle
Castle
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St Mawes Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. St Mawes Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery.
Church of St Gerrans
Church
Photo: Cornish Keymers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Gerrans is a Grade I listed medieval parish church in the village of Gerrans, Cornwall, England. It dates from the 13th century, with some original surviving features, and was enlarged in the 15th century with the construction of its west tower and south aisle. Church of St Gerrans is situated 1¼ miles east of WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery.
St Mawes’ Church, St Mawes
Church
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St Mawes’ Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Mawes, Cornwall, England, UK. St Mawes’ Church, St Mawes is situated 1½ miles south of WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Messack Point and Percuil.
Percuil
Hamlet
Photo: ROWLAND TURNER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Percuil is a hamlet in Roseland, Cornwall, England. Percuil is on the east bank of the Percuil River and south-west of Gerrans.
Gerrans
Village
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gerrans is a coastal civil parish and village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village adjoins Portscatho on the east side of the peninsula.
WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: St Just in Roseland, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.17845° or 50° 10′ 42″ northLongitude
-5.00792° or 5° 0′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C2P5XHR+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 625707659OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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