Gough Battery, Devils Peak [c.1903- ]

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.

For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see http://gwulo.com/node/24630