Scraesdon Fort

Scraesdon Fort, near the village of Antony, is one of several forts in South East Cornwall which formed part of the ring of forts surrounding Plymouth to protect Plymouth Sound and, in particular, the naval dockyard of Devonport from enemy naval attack. They were built as a result of a decision in Lord Palmerston's premiership to deter the French from attacking naval bases in the south of England.

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  Battle of Gunnislake New Bridge ⓘ
  battle of the English Civil War over the River Tamar

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  Battle of Hingston Down ⓘ
  838 battle

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  Siege of Plymouth ⓘ
  1646 battle of the English Civil War

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  Battle of Braddock Down ⓘ
  1564 battle of the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Lostwithiel ⓘ
  battle in the First English Civil War (1644)

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  Plymouth Blitz ⓘ
  WWII bombing of England

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  Cawsand Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Drake's Island ⓘ
  fortified island  

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  Eastern King Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Ernesettle Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Frobisher Battery ⓘ
  former gun battery in Devon, UK

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  Garden Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Grenville Battery ⓘ
  fortification in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Hawkins Battery ⓘ
  19th century artillery battery in Plymouth, UK

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  Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at Maker Heights ⓘ
  anti-aircraft battery in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Lord Howard's Battery ⓘ
  former gun battery in Devon, UK

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  Raleigh Battery ⓘ
  

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  Remains of Frederick's Battery on Plymouth Hoe ⓘ
  artillery battery in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Renney Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Wembury, South Hams, Devon, England, UK

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  Staddon Heights Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Wembury, South Hams, Devon, England, UK

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  The Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in St. Germans, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Western Kings Artillery Tower ⓘ
  artillery battery in Plymouth, UK

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  Whitesand Bay Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in St John, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Whitsand Bay practice battery ⓘ
  coastal battery in St John, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Wilkinson's Battery ⓘ
  fortification in Plymouth, UK

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Wembury, South Hams, England, UK

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  Forder Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

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  Knowles Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Laira Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Watch House Battery ⓘ
  former gun battery in Devon, UK

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  Brownhill Battery ⓘ
  former gun battery in Devon, UK

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  Maker Battery ⓘ
  

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  Penlee Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery and nature reserve in Cornwall, England

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  Lentney Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Wembury, South Hams, Devon, England, UK

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  Plymouth Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Devon, UK

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  Plymouth Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Devon, UK

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  Restormel Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, north of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK  

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  St Catherine's Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fowey, Cornwall, England, UK  

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  Cawsand Fort ⓘ
  fort in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Crownhill Fort ⓘ
  Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in England  

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  Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head ⓘ
  fort in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court ⓘ
  fort in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Scraesdon Fort ⓘ
  fort in Antony, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Tregantle Fort ⓘ
  fort in Antony, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Fort Bovisand ⓘ
  coastal fort in Devon, England, UK

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  Fort Stamford ⓘ
  fort in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Staddon Fort ⓘ
  fort in Plymouth, Devon, UK

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  Agaton Fort ⓘ
  fort in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Bowden Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Efford Fort ⓘ
  fort in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Egg Buckland Keep ⓘ
  

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  Fort Austin ⓘ
  fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Woodlands Fort ⓘ
  fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Picklecombe Fort ⓘ
  architectural structure in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Plymouth Breakwater Fort ⓘ
  fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Polhawn Fort ⓘ
  fortified building in Cornwall, England, UK

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  HMS Courageous ⓘ
  1970 Churchill-class submarine

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  HMS A7 ⓘ
  1905 A-class submarine

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  HMS Coronation ⓘ
  1685 second-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Scylla ⓘ
  1968 Leander-class frigate

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1643 Battle of Braddock Down

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1644 Battle of Lostwithiel

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1940 — 1941 Plymouth Blitz

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1863 Forder Battery

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1863 Knowles Battery

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1863 Laira Battery

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1864 Watch House Battery

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1869 Brownhill Battery

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1887 Maker Battery

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1889 Penlee Battery

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1905 Lentney Battery

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1100 Restormel Castle

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1538 St Catherine's Castle

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1859 Tregantle Fort

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1861 Fort Bovisand

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1861 Fort Stamford

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1861 Staddon Fort

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1863 Agaton Fort

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1863 Bowden Battery

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1863 Efford Fort

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1863 Egg Buckland Keep

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1863 Fort Austin

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1863 Woodlands Fort

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1864 Picklecombe Fort

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1865 Plymouth Breakwater Fort

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1867 Polhawn Fort

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1971 HMS Courageous

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1685 HMS Coronation

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1970 HMS Scylla

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Frameless

Aerial View of Scraesdon Fort and Antony

Scraesdon Fort - Entrance

Scraesdon Fort - Steps down to lower Gun Embrasures

Scraesdon Fort - Interior

Scraesdon Fort - Caponier

Scraesdon Fort - Caponier

Scraesdon Fort - Haxo Gun Casements

Scraesdon Fort - Steps leading down to lower levels

Scraesdon Fort

Scraesdon Fort - front entrance

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	group		Plymouth Palmerston Forts	fortification	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Gunnislake New Bridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	838	Battle of Hingston Down	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Siege of Plymouth	siege, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Braddock Down	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Lostwithiel	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Plymouth Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Victorian Forts and Artillery page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM U-153	U-boat, Type U 151 submarine	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1818	Barclay Curle	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	military unit	1891	Fishery Protection Squadron	squadron, fishery inspection	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Cawsand Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Drake's Island	artillery battery, island	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Eastern King Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Ernesettle Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Frobisher Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Garden Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Grenville Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Hawkins Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at Maker Heights	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Lord Howard's Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Raleigh Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Remains of Frederick's Battery on Plymouth Hoe	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Renney Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Staddon Heights Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		The Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Western Kings Artillery Tower	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Whitesand Bay Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Whitsand Bay practice battery	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Wilkinson's Battery	artillery battery, blockhouse	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Forder Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Knowles Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Laira Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1864	Watch House Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1869	Brownhill Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1887	Maker Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1889	Penlee Battery	artillery battery, nature reserve	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1905	Lentney Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Plymouth Borough Control	Plymouth City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Plymouth Emergency Centre	Devon County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Restormel Castle	English Heritage, local authority museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1538	St Catherine's Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Cawsand Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Crownhill Fort	military museum, fort, bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1859	Scraesdon Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1859	Tregantle Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Bovisand	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Stamford	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Staddon Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Agaton Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Bowden Battery	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Efford Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Egg Buckland Keep	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort Austin	military road, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Woodlands Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1864	Picklecombe Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1865	Plymouth Breakwater Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	Polhawn Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	HMS Courageous	fleet submarine, preserved watercraft, nuclear submarine, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS A7	sunken vessel, submarine, A-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1685	HMS Coronation	second-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1970	HMS Scylla	shipwreck, frigate, Leander-class frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		Aerial View of Scraesdon Fort and Antony		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort - Entrance		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort - Steps down to lower Gun Embrasures		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort - Interior		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort - Caponier		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort - Caponier		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort - Haxo Gun Casements		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort - Steps leading down to lower levels		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort		Commons
commons	image		Scraesdon Fort - front entrance		Commons