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2019
SV8909
: Woolpack Battery
taken
5 years ago
,
near
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Hugh Town
, St Marys, Isles of Scilly, England
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Woolpack Battery
This is the largest of the Garrison gun batteries. The wall of granite blocks was built in the 1740s when the Garrison defences were extended, but the cannons are later dating from around 1800.
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Geographical Context:
Coastal
Defence, Military
Primary Subject:
Defences
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Gun Battery
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Automatic Clusters
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Wall [6]
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Cannons [2]
Title Clusters
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Woolpack Battery [2]
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Photographer
Stephen McKay
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 (
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Submitted
Sunday, 26 May, 2019
Subject Location
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SV 8978 0987
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WGS84:
49:54.5034N
6:19.3399W
Camera Location
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SV 8978 0988
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