🎯 Puckpool Battery

United Kingdom · Europe · 50.73°N, 1.13°W

Puckpool Battery is a battery located at Puckpool Point, close to the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the battery began in 1863 and was completed by March 1865.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.73°N, 1.13°W · view on map

Puckpool Battery is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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