Frobisher Battery

Frobisher Battery is a former gun battery at Staddon Heights, Plymouth, Devon. The original battery at the site, Twelve Acre Brake Battery, was completed in 1867 with positions for three guns.^[1] In 1888–1892, a new battery was built on the site,^[1] and renamed Frobisher Battery in 1890.^[2] It was armed with one RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun, which was intended to be used to bombard enemy ships attempting to enter Plymouth Sound.^[1]

Frobisher Battery
Plymouth Devon England
Site information
Condition	Infilled
Location
Frobisher Battery
Coordinates	50.3388°N 4.1217°W / 50.3388; -4.1217
Site history
Built	1888–1892

The battery was disarmed in 1903,^[1] and later infilled with earth during the late 20th century. The site is now overgrown, but much of the battery survives as a buried feature and is protected as a scheduled monument.^[3]