The Needles Battery

Historic military defence sites on Isle of Wight, England

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site, artillery battery, military museum, Lower Needles Point Battery, New Needles Battery, Old Needles Battery, New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles, World War I, National Trust, Isle of Wight Palmerston Forts, United Kingdom

• Mapping Museums entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences^@

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Battery Gunports - geograph.org.uk - 1155751

Black Arrow22

Black Arrow - 50520053168

Black Arrow Test Site, West High Down - geograph.org.uk - 72450

Coastguard lookout, Needles Old Battery - geograph.org.uk - 697050

London Electric nameplate - geograph.org.uk - 941919

Military re-enactment at the Old Battery, The Needles, Isle of Wight - geograph.org.uk - 469898

Needles Battery bus stop

Needles & Old Battery from clifftop Geograph 681862 cc062c06

Rocket motor test site Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 1478006

Rocket motor test site, Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 697015

Rocket motor test site, Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 697026

Rocket motor test site, Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 697143

Rocket motor test site, Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 697146

Rocket Testing Site - geograph.org.uk - 1023381

Rocket Testing Site - geograph.org.uk - 1023385

Searchlight-tunnel-old-needles-battery

The Needles - geograph.org.uk - 1050642

The Needles - geograph.org.uk - 941916

The Needles, path from the southeast - geograph.org.uk - 1219989

The Needles, perched battery buildings - geograph.org.uk - 1219998

The Needles, tunnel to the searchlight - geograph.org.uk - 1219946

The Needles, view from the Old Battery - geograph.org.uk - 1219916

The Needles, view inland - geograph.org.uk - 1219933

Tunnel leading to the searchlight at The Needles Old Battery - geograph.org.uk - 1023370

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Mapping Museums entry@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
link		Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences@			Wikidata
bunker		Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control	civil defense center, Hampshire County Council, Bournemouth Borough Council		Wikidata
bunker		Fort Henry	bunker		Wikidata
castle	1545	Brownsea Castle	John Lewis Partnership, fort, castle		Wikidata
castle	1539	Calshot Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1100	Carisbrooke Castle Museum	independent museum, local museum, historic house museum, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Castle mound (or Castle Hill)	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle		Christchurch Castle	English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Cranborne Castle Hill	castle		Wikidata
castle		Downton Moot Close	castle		Wikidata
castle		East Cowes Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
castle		Godshill Castle Hill	castle		Wikidata
castle		Highcliffe Castle	historic house museum, English country house, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Merdon Castle	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle		Motte and bailey castle near Apple Dumpling Bridge, south of Rowner	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle		Mound on The Leaze	former settlement, bowl barrow, mound, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
castle		Pre-Conquest monastery, early Christian cemetery, Augustinian priory and a motte and bailey castle at Christchurch	motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle		Southampton Castle	castle ruin		Wikidata
castle	1542	St Andrew's Castle	military base, ruins, castle		Wikidata
castle	1539	West Cowes Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
castle		West Dean Motte	motte, motte-and-bailey castle		Wikidata
castle	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1937	Bouldnor Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Browndown Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1545	Brownsea Castle	John Lewis Partnership, fort, castle		Wikidata
fort	1539	Calshot Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1868	Cliff End Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		East Cowes Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
fort	1856	Fort Albert	fort		Wikidata
fort		Fort Victoria	fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1856	Freshwater Redoubt	redoubt		Wikidata
fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort	fort, barracks		Wikidata
fort	1869	Hatherwood Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1541	Hurst Castle	Device Forts, military museum, fort, English Heritage, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Lower Needles Point Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
fort		New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles	test facility, artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		New Needles Battery	artillery battery, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Old Needles Battery	artillery battery, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1863	Sandown Barrack Battery	artillery battery, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1861	The Needles Battery	artillery battery, military museum, National Trust, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1862	Warden Point Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1539	West Cowes Castle	fort, castle		Wikidata
fort	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1541	Hurst Castle	Device Forts, fort, military museum, English Heritage, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1861	The Needles Battery	artillery battery, military museum, National Trust, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	history museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1547	Yarmouth Castle	English Heritage, military museum, fort, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Bargate	city walls, city gate		Wikidata
walls	1500	God's House Gate and Tower	city walls, gatehouse, tower		Wikidata
walls		Sections of wall running south along Esplanade from south-west corner of Simnel Street to University Air Squadron Headquarters at south end of Bugle Street. Includes The Arcades, The West Gate, Blue Anchor Postern and Biddles Gate	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Section Of Wall Running Along Back Of The Walls Just North Of The Walls From Just North Of No 39 To Briton Street	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Section Of Wall Running North From A Point Opposite The Entrance To East Gate Street To Rear Of No 107 East Street	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Section Of Wall Running North From God's House Along Back Of The Walls To Round Tower Adjacent To No 15	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Section Of Wall Running West From Polymond Tower To Remains Of Semi-circular Tower To East Of Bargate And Small Part South Of Po	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Southampton town walls	city walls, tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Southampton town wall: the West Gate	city walls, building		Wikidata
walls		Town wall W of Thames Street	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: section between Bugle Street and Bugle Tower	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: section between Simnal Street and the site of the Bugle Tower excluding the West Gate	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: section from 75yds (70m) E of Arundel Tower to limit of castle site including Arundel and Catchcold Towers	city walls		Wikidata
walls		Town wall: the Water Gate, High Street	city walls, building		Wikidata
image	1992	Battery Gunports - geograph.org.uk - 1155751			Wikimedia
image	2007	Black Arrow22			Wikimedia
image	2007	Black Arrow - 50520053168			Wikimedia
image	2005	Black Arrow Test Site, West High Down - geograph.org.uk - 72450			Wikimedia
image	2008	Coastguard lookout, Needles Old Battery - geograph.org.uk - 697050			Wikimedia
image	2005	London Electric nameplate - geograph.org.uk - 941919			Wikimedia
image	2006	Military re-enactment at the Old Battery, The Needles, Isle of Wight - geograph.org.uk - 469898			Wikimedia
image	2008	Needles Battery bus stop			Wikimedia
image	1980	Needles & Old Battery from clifftop Geograph 681862 cc062c06			Wikimedia
image	2006	Rocket motor test site Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 1478006			Wikimedia
image	2008	Rocket motor test site, Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 697015			Wikimedia
image	2008	Rocket motor test site, Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 697026			Wikimedia
image	2008	Rocket motor test site, Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 697143			Wikimedia
image	2008	Rocket motor test site, Highdown - geograph.org.uk - 697146			Wikimedia
image	2008	Rocket Testing Site - geograph.org.uk - 1023381			Wikimedia
image	2008	Rocket Testing Site - geograph.org.uk - 1023385			Wikimedia
image	2006	Searchlight-tunnel-old-needles-battery			Wikimedia
image	2008	The Needles - geograph.org.uk - 1050642			Wikimedia
image	2005	The Needles - geograph.org.uk - 941916			Wikimedia
image	2009	The Needles, path from the southeast - geograph.org.uk - 1219989			Wikimedia
image	2009	The Needles, perched battery buildings - geograph.org.uk - 1219998			Wikimedia
image	2009	The Needles, tunnel to the searchlight - geograph.org.uk - 1219946			Wikimedia
image	2009	The Needles, view from the Old Battery - geograph.org.uk - 1219916			Wikimedia
image	2009	The Needles, view inland - geograph.org.uk - 1219933			Wikimedia
image	2008	Tunnel leading to the searchlight at The Needles Old Battery - geograph.org.uk - 1023370			Wikimedia