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A coastal battery located on Finlayson Point with two naval rifled muzzle-loading (RML) 64-pounder coastal guns on naval pattern wooden carriages and slides, front pintle mount. | A coastal battery located on Finlayson Point with two naval rifled muzzle-loading (RML) 64-pounder coastal guns on naval pattern wooden carriages and slides, front pintle mount. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Small stone marker only, no period guns or mounts in place. | |||
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'''Location:''' Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | '''Location:''' On Finlayson point, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.4067527|-123.3646524}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.4067527|-123.3646524}} | ||
* Elevation: 60' | * Elevation: 60' | ||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[:Category:Harbor Defense of Victoria|Harbor Defense of Victoria]] | |||
* [[:Category:2014 Research Trip|2014 Research Trip]] | |||
* [[2014 Research Trip - Victoria Side Trip]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/bc2.html North American Forts - Finlayson Point Battery] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/bc2.html North American Forts - Finlayson Point Battery] | ||
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=={{PAGENAME}} Picture Gallery== | =={{PAGENAME}} Picture Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:Coastal Battery]] | [[Category:Coastal Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Harbor Defense of Victoria]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Victoria]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:29, 7 June 2014
Finlayson Point Battery (1878-1893) - Finlayson Point Battery was a Canadian 64-pounder coastal gun battery in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Deactivated in 1893.
Finlayson Point Battery History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Victoria and Esquimalt Harbors.
A coastal battery located on Finlayson Point with two naval rifled muzzle-loading (RML) 64-pounder coastal guns on naval pattern wooden carriages and slides, front pintle mount.
Current Status
Small stone marker only, no period guns or mounts in place.
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Location: On Finlayson point, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Maps & Images Lat: 48.4067527 Long: -123.3646524 |
See Also:
Sources:
- Morgan, David, Forts of the Canadian West Coast - Victoria/Esquimalt Defenses, CDSG Journal, Volume 9, Issue 2, May 1995, page 16-24.
Links:
Visited: 3 Jun 2014
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