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Puckpool Battery

Puckpool Battery
Puckpool Point, Isle of Wight, England
Puckpool Battery 1.JPG
A section of Puckpool Battery.
Puckpool Battery is located in Isle of Wight
Puckpool Battery
Puckpool Battery
Coordinates 50°43′39″N 1°07′46″W / 50.727517°N 1.129319°W / 50.727517; -1.129319
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built March 1865
Materials Concrete

Puckpool Battery (map reference SZ615923) 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. It has since been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument.


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