2017

SX4949 : View towards Fort Bovisands

taken 7 years ago, near to Heybrook Bay, Devon, England

View towards Fort Bovisands
View towards Fort Bovisands
Fort Bovisand is near the beach of Bovisand. It was built on the mainland to defend the entrance of Plymouth Sound, at the narrows opposite the east end of Plymouth Breakwater. The fort is beside Bovisand harbour.
Construction was completed in 1869.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Grassland Defence, Military
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bovisand Fort [3] ·
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SX4949, 77 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 June, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 4 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4917 4979 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:19.7212N 4:7.2272W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4918 4976
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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