Open to
the public No Year built 1893 | In use Private residence | |
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Address Hillway Rd, Bembridge PO35 5PG, UK Similar Sandown Barrack Battery, Cliff End Battery, Culver Battery, Bouldnor Battery, Sandown Fort | ||
Steynewood Battery (map reference SZ641869) is a battery located between Bembridge and Whitecliff Bay 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 1889 and was completed by 1893.
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