Devonport Dockyard was started in 1690 and has been in use continuously as one of the main naval bases along with Portsmouth and Chatham. It was very badly damaged by bombing during the last war and has been almost completely rebuilt. Fortunately many of the outer defences constructed from the 15th century onwards like the Artillery Tower do still survive.
| Artillery Tower Blockhouse |
c1490 |
Still standing at Firestone Bay, it is now used as a restaurant.
A Scheduled Ancient Monument |
| Milbay West & East Blockhouses |
1490-1540 |
Vanished. |
| Devils Point Blockhouse |
1490-1540 |
Still standing. It remained in use during the Second World
War armed with two Quick Firing guns. |
| Devonport Dock Lines |
1757 |
Built to defend the dockyard which was created in 1690. They
consisted of ditches with earth banks until 1810 when they were strengthened
with stone ramparts and deep dry ditches and euipped with 130 guns. In the
1850s the ditches were deepened to 20 foot and banks raised. |
| Mount Wise Redoubt |
1770 |
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| Western King Redoubt |
1770 |
The gun battery can be seen by the shoreline between Devils
Point and Artillery Tower Blockhouses. Built for 10 guns it was still used
during the Second World War armed with seven Quick Firing guns. A Scheduled
Ancient Monument. |
| Stonehouse Redoubt |
1779 |
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| Passage Point Battery |
1779 |
Later known as Naval Reserve Battery, it is close to Devils
Point Blockhouse and the two gun positions are still visible. |
| Bluff Battery |
1779 |
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| Lower Mount Wise Battery |
1770 |
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| Cavalier Battery |
1779 |
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| Mount Pleasant Redoubt |
1779 |
In public park. |
| Eastern King Battery |
1849 |
A Scheduled Ancient Monument. Still in use during the Second
World War armed with three Quick Firing guns. |
