1993 Coastal Battery. Two open gun emplacements with magazines and searchlight platforms. The naval guns which came from Rerwick Battery (Scottish NMR HY51SW 10) were two 4. 7-inch and were removed in 1949. The battery was placed on a care and maintenance basis in 1943.
Coast Artillery Battery
🇬🇧 United Kingdom·Added by @bunkeratlas
Coastal Battery
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