What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tay Defences, Broughty Castle Battery as Coastal Battery (first World War), Coastal Battery (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built during World War I as part of the coastal defenses of the Tay estuary, Broughty Castle Battery was strategically positioned to protect against naval threats. Its importance lies in its role in Scotland's military defense network during the early 20th century.
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Places near here
Crowds at Broughty Castle greeting RRS DiscoveryCastle, fort or tower · 11 yd
Broughty Castle SandsCastle, fort or tower · 15 yd
Dundee, Broughty CastleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 88 yd
Rough sea at Broughty Ferry HarbourHeritage place · 90 yd
Tay Defences, Broughty Ferry, Submarine Mining StationSubmarine Mining Station (first World War), Submarine Mining Station (20th Century) · 92 yd
Broughty Ferry Beach Management notice boardBeach · 94 yd
Dundee, Broughty Ferry Harbour, Wind DialSculpture (21st Century) · 105 yd
Beach and pathwayBeach · 127 yd
Broughty Ferry, Mill StreetWindmill (18th Century) · 216 yd
Holocaust Memorial PlaqueMemorial · 255 yd
Holocaust Memorial GardenMemorial · 264 yd
Roofert RockNamed rock · 1.0 mi