What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Taymouth Castle, Star Battery as Gun Emplacement (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Taymouth Castle, Star Battery was built in the 19th century as a gun emplacement, likely to defend the River Tay and the surrounding area during a period of military expansion. It is remembered as part of Scotland's coastal defense history and remains a recorded historic site in the National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Places near here
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Braes of Taymouth, the TowerTower House (medieval) · 1094 yd
Croft Moraig Stone CircleArchaeological place · 1270 yd
CroftmoraigNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1281 yd
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Maxwell's TempleMemorial · 1514 yd
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War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Isle of SparIslet · 1.3 mi
Black Rock ViewpointViewpoint · 1.6 mi
Keltneyburn SmithyGallery · 1.8 mi