Grain Dummy Battery
United Kingdom /
England /
Isle of Grain /
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/ United Kingdom
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/ Isle of Grain
fortification, artillery battery
This Battery at Grain was originally to be called Grain Battery,but it was renamed Dummy Battery.
It was built to support Grain Fort and it was initially planned to mount 12 x 64 pdr Smooth Bore guns.
It was built to support Grain Fort and it was initially planned to mount 12 x 64 pdr Smooth Bore guns.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummy_Battery
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Coordinates: 51°26'54"N 0°43'20"E
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