Yaverland Battery

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Yaverland_Battery
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artillery
gptkbp:armament gptkb:BL_6-inch_Mk_VII_guns
gptkb:RML_7-inch_guns
gptkb:RML_9-inch_guns
gptkbp:built 1861
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:category gptkb:Palmerston_Forts
gptkb:Forts_on_the_Isle_of_Wight
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkbp:decommissioned 1956
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yaverland Battery
gptkbp:location gptkb:Isle_of_Wight
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Sandown
gptkbp:overlooks gptkb:Sandown_Bay
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Palmerston_Forts
gptkbp:purpose defense against French invasion
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sandown_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6