What is recorded here
Two 19th century 6-inch breech loading guns mounted as a memorial to the practice battery that once stood on the site of the Power Station. The guns were uncovered on the shore line. The practice battery was established in 1876 and closed in 1919.
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Picture notes
- Peter Moore, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
- M J Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- David Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stephen Branley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- John Tustin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
.jpg/250px-Guns_guarding_Stornoway_Power_Station_(geograph_4019195).jpg "Photo: Peter Moore, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
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