Fort Walney Tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Fort Walney Tower by Rude Health as part of the Geograph project.
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Fort Walney Tower
Image: © Rude Health Taken: 13 Aug 2014
Walney's coastal defences were constructed in 1911 for the Lancashire and Cheshire Royal Garrison Artillery prior to this it being a battery post from 1881. The last use of the Fort Walney Tower itself before it was boarded up was for that of the Walney Coastguard.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.109856
Longitude
-3.265392