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Gun Battery West of St Michael's Mount QV.

A Grade II* Listed Building in St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.1163 / 50°6'58"N

Longitude: -5.4789 / 5°28'43"W

OS Eastings: 151398

OS Northings: 29822

OS Grid: SW513298

Mapcode National: GBR DXVC.P6C

Mapcode Global: VH12Z.ZBDP

Plus Code: 9C2P4G8C+GF

Entry Name: Gun Battery West of St Michael's Mount QV.

Listing Date: 9 October 1987

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1327572

English Heritage Legacy ID: 69970

ID on this website: 101327572

Location: Marazion, Cornwall, TR17

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: St. Michael's Mount

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Tagged with: Artillery battery

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Description


MARAZION ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT
SW 53 SW
1/60 (was part of 9/157) Gun battery west of St Michael's
Mount qv.

GV II*


Gun battery. C17. Granite ashlar and granite rubble walls with embattled parapets.
Plan: rectangular-on-plan platform with walls to 3 sides, 3 chamfered embrasures to
south wall and 4 similar embrasures to the north wall. Fitted with 7 cannons, each
cannon standing on granite flagged floor with cobbles between each standing.


Listing NGR: SW5139629820

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