Steynewood Battery

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Steynewood Battery
Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight, England
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Steynewood Battery
Coordinates 50°40′42″N1°05′39″W / 50.67823°N 1.09413°W / 50.67823; -1.09413
Site history
Built1893
In usePrivate residence

Steynewood Battery (map reference SZ641869 ) is a battery located between Bembridge and Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight, England. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived threat of French invasion. Construction of the battery began in 1889 and was completed by 1893. [1]

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  1. "Fortifications of the Isle of Wight - Steynewood Battery". April 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

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