2011

ST2859 : Brean Down - Brean Down Fort

taken 12 years ago, 4 km NNW of Brean, Somerset, England

Brean Down - Brean Down Fort
Brean Down - Brean Down Fort
The end of the dry moat as it drops away into the sea.
Brean Down Fort was built in the 1860s as part of the Bristol Channel defences. Along with Flat Holm and Steep Holm islands and batteries on the Wales side, a direct line of defences was formed to protect the docks. Brean Down Fort is located at the furthest point of Brean Down, just South of Western-Super-Mare in Somerset. It was originally armed with seven 7-inch guns, and later re-armed in WW2. It was partially destroyed at the beginning of the twentieth century by an explosion in the magazine, leaving some parts derelict.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Derelict, Disused Defence, Military other tags: Fort Brean Brean Down Fort Brean Down Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Steep Holm [32] · Defences was Formed to Protect the Docks [21] · Dry Moat [8] · Sea [5] Title Clusters: · Brean Down - Brean Down Fort [7] ·
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ST2859, 153 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Talbot   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 19 October, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 9 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 280 592 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.6393N 3:2.0845W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 280 592
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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