Torry Battery
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The Torry Battery is an artillery battery near Torry in Aberdeen, Scotland, which has overlooked the city's harbour since 1860. It was originally constructed for nine guns with a defensible barracks at the rear. In 1881 the battery mounted three 10-inch Smooth bore guns and five 68-Pounder Smooth bore guns.
1859
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Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater
- Historic Environment Scotland page@
- Canmore page@
Location: 57.1416, -2.0588, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
24 places
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Battle of Inverurie ⓘ
1308 battle in the Wars of Scottish Independence -
Battle of Drumoak ⓘ
1402 clan battle -
Battle of Harlaw ⓘ
1411 clan battle -
Battle of Corrichie ⓘ
1562 battle -
Battle of Craibstone ⓘ
1571 Scottish clan battle -
Battle of the Brig of Dee ⓘ
1639 battle in the First Bishops' War -
Battle of Aberdeen ⓘ
battle in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK -
Battle of Aberdeen ⓘ
1646 Scottish Civil War military engagement -
Battle of Inverurie ⓘ
battle during the Jacobite rising of 1745 -
Torry Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK -
Aberdeen Civil Defence Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in Aberdeen -
Aberdeen Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
British Cold War command centre in Aberdeenshire -
Aberdeen Tertowie House Grampian Regional Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Aberdeen -
Air Raid Shelter, 81-3 Westburn Road, Aberdeen ⓘ
air-raid shelter in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK -
Stonehaven Kincardine and Deeside District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Scotland -
Drum Castle ⓘ
castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Ellon Castle ⓘ
castle ruins in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK -
Muchalls Castle ⓘ
castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK -
Old Slains Castle ⓘ
ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK -
Udny Castle ⓘ
tower house in Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK -
Dunnottar Castle ⓘ
ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK -
Castle Fraser ⓘ
Z-plan castle in Scotland -
Crathes Castle ⓘ
16th century castle in northeast Scotland -
U-1206 ⓘ
1943 Type VIIC submarine
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Torry BatteryTorry Battery| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1308 | Battle of Inverurie | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1402 | Battle of Drumoak | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1411 | Battle of Harlaw | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1562 | Battle of Corrichie | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1571 | Battle of Craibstone | Clan Forbes, Clan Gordon, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1639 | Battle of the Brig of Dee | battle, House of Stuart, Covenanters | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Aberdeen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1646 | Battle of Aberdeen | battle, Covenanters, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1745 | Battle of Inverurie | Kingdom of Great Britain, Jacobitism, battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Historic Environment Scotland page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Canmore page@ | Wikidata | ||
| organisation | factory | 1864 | Hall, Russell & Company | shipbuilding, company, shipyard, business, Iron founding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1886 | John Lewis and Sons Limited | shipyard, shipbuilding, company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1904 | John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Company Limited | shipbuilding, company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1790 | Alexander Hall and Company | company, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1859 | Torry Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Aberdeen Civil Defence Control | civil defense center, Aberdeen City Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Aberdeen Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Aberdeen Tertowie House Grampian Regional Council Emergency Centre | Grampian Regional Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Air Raid Shelter, 81-3 Westburn Road, Aberdeen | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Stonehaven Kincardine and Deeside District Council Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Kincardine and Deeside District Council | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Drum Castle | National Trust for Scotland, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Ellon Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Muchalls Castle | tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Old Slains Castle | tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Udny Castle | country house, tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1400 | Dunnottar Castle | rock castle, promontory fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1455 | Castle Fraser | Z-plan castle, National Trust for Scotland, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1553 | Crathes Castle | history museum, National Trust for Scotland, museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | U-1206 | shipwreck, U-boat, Type VIIC submarine | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Torry Battery (22162165496) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Torry Battery (22162165496) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Torry Point Battery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Torry Point Battery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Inside Torry Point Battery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Inside Torry Point Battery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sunset at the Torry Battery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sunset at the Torry Battery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Torry Battery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Torry Battery | Commons | ||
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