Beacon Hill Battery

Beacon Hill Battery
Harwich
Essex
England
Beacon Hill Battery, showing the 1941 director tower for twin 6-pounder guns.
Beacon Hill Battery is located in Essex
Beacon Hill Battery
Beacon Hill Battery
Coordinates51°56′17″N 1°17′21″E / 51.9381°N 1.2892°E / 51.9381; 1.2892
TypeCoastal fortification
Site information
Ownerprivate
ConditionAt risk
Site history
Built1889-92
MaterialsEarth
Concrete

Beacon Hill Battery (also known as Beacon Hill Fort) is a late-19th and 20th century coastal fortification that was built to defend the port of Harwich, Essex. It is a scheduled ancient monument.[1]

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