Gough Battery, Devils Peak [c.1903- ]

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Submitted by Rob on Mon, 2012-03-19 22:06

Current condition:

Ruin

Date Place completed:

c.1903-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Ruin
Date of last visit: Dec-1997, 2014.
Ref: ROB-00118
Other:

Timeline:

1901: Plans approved, construction commences shortly for a 2 x 6" BL Bty at Devils Peak. (WO 78/4140).
1903: 2 x 6" BL Mk VII guns. (Called Devils Peak Bty). (CAB 11/57).
1907: 2 x 6" BL guns to be removed, 1 x 9.2" BL Mk X gun to be added. (CAB 11/57).
1909: 1 x 9.2" BL Mk X gun approved, not yet mounted. (CAB 11/57).
1910: 1 x 9.2" BL Mk X gun approved, not yet mounted. (CAB 11/57).
1911: 1 x 9.2" BL Mk X gun. (CAB 11/58).
1917: 1 x 9.2" BL Mk X gun. (CAB 11/58).
1921: 1 x 9.2" BL Mk X gun. (CAB 11/58).
1936: 9.2" gun removed, to be installed at the new Stanley Bty. (CAB 11/196).
1957: Devils Peak land transferred back to Government in April. (WO 78/6009).
2014: Gun pits, underground magazines and some buildings remain, most in derelict condition.