🪖 The Needles Batteries

United Kingdom · Europe · 50.66°N, 1.58°W

The Needles Batteries are two military batteries built above the Needles stacks to guard the West end of the Solent. The field of fire was from approximately West South West clockwise to Northeast and they were designed to defend against enemy ships.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.66°N, 1.58°W · view on map

The Needles Batteries is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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