WW2 Coastal Gun Battery (remains of)
WW2 Coastal Gun Battery (remains of) is a bunker in Gerrans, Cornwall, England. WW2 Coastal Gun Battery (remains of) is situated nearby to the historic site WW1 Practise Trenches, as well as near St Anthony’s Lighthouse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Anthony’s Lighthouse and Great Molunan Beach.
St Anthony’s Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Pline, Public domain.
St Anthony's Lighthouse is the lighthouse at St Anthony Head, on the eastern side of the entrance to Falmouth harbour, Cornwall, UK. The harbour is also known as Carrick Roads and is one of the largest natural harbours in the world. St Anthony’s Lighthouse is situated 1,500 feet west of WW2 Coastal Gun Battery (remains of).
Great Molunan Beach
Beach
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Molunan Beach is situated 2,000 feet northwest of WW2 Coastal Gun Battery (remains of).
Church of Saint Anthony
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Saint Anthony is situated 3,200 feet northeast of WW2 Coastal Gun Battery (remains of).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bohortha and St Mawes.
Bohortha
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bohortha is a coastal village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the east side of the Roseland Peninsula two miles south of Portscatho.
St Mawes
Village
Photo: EvaK, CC BY-SA 2.5.
St Mawes is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise.
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. Percuil is situated 2 miles north of WW2 Coastal Gun Battery (remains of).
WW2 Coastal Gun Battery (remains of)
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Gerrans, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.14156° or 50° 8′ 30″ northLongitude
-5.00948° or 5° 0′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C2P4XRR+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 940996672OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW1 Practise Trenches and Little Molunan.
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