Old Needles Battery

architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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• British Listed Buildings entry^@
• Historic England entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• Subterranean History article^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences^@

Location: 50.662913, -1.58309, ///stands.recently.disbelief, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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• Old Needles Battery datasheet (Warlike)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranean History article@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
link		Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences@			Wikidata
vessel	1955	SS Shieldhall	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1937	Bouldnor Battery			Wikidata
fort	1545	Brownsea Castle			Wikidata
fort	1539	Calshot Castle	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1868	Cliff End Battery			Wikidata
fort		East Cowes Castle			Wikidata
fort	1856	Fort Albert			Wikidata
fort		Fort Victoria	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1856	Freshwater Redoubt			Wikidata
fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort			Wikidata
fort	1869	Hatherwood Battery			Wikidata
fort	1541	Hurst Castle	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1542	Netley Castle			Wikidata
fort	1863	Sandown Barrack Battery	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1861	The Needles Battery	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1862	Warden Point Battery			Wikidata
fort	1539	West Cowes Castle			Wikidata
fort	1547	Yarmouth Castle	tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Southampton town walls	tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Town wall W of Thames Street			Wikidata
document		Old Needles Battery datasheet	Victorian Forts	2 pages	Warlike