Nodes Point Battery
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Nodes Point Battery | |
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Nodes Point, Isle of Wight, England | |
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Footpath along the shore to Nodes Point
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Site information | |
Open to the public |
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Site history | |
Built | 20 April 1904 |
In use | Nodes Point Holiday Park |
Materials | Concrete |
Nodes Point Battery (map reference SZ635898) is a battery located at Nodes Point 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 on 16 August 1901 and was completed by 20 April 1904.