Polhawn Battery
Constructed between 1862 and 1867; and armed with seven 64 pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns in armoured casemates. During World War I, it was used for accommodation of gunnery officers and the magazine as prison cell. The battery was sold in 1927.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Dave Gray
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