Defensive Ditch around Mount Pleasant Redoubt
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Defensive Ditch around Mount Pleasant Redoubt
Image: © Tony Atkin Taken: 3 Dec 2006
This ditch and wall surrounds the strongpoint on the top of a hill near Stoke Village. This fortified point was first built in 1779. It is now part of a public park and known locally as The Blockhouse.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.380951
Longitude
-4.168781