Battle Hill
In French: Colline de la Bataille
Also known as Battle of the Longwoods
Longwoods Road, Glencoe
About Battle Hill
In Glencoe, Battle Hill is the National Historic Site. Battle Hill went up in 1814.
Battle Hill National Historic Site of Canada is located on a rolling landscape in the valley of Battle Hill near Highway 2 (also known as Longwoods Road) west of Wardsville, Ontario. The site is associated with the Battle of Longwoods, which occurred on March 4, 1814 on an open landscape near what is now Battle Hill Creek. Following a short skirmish between the British Regulars and American forces, the British were forced to retreat back to Delaware, while the Americans abandoned their advance and retreated to Detroit. There are no known extant remains of the battle; however, the site is marked by a plaque and cairn positioned on a small rise of land and surrounded by an iron fence. Official recognition refers to a polygon of land near Highway 2 in Wardsville Ontario.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Battle Hill National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word
A National Historic Site is designated by the federal minister on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board’s advice.
Finding Battle Hill
Glencoe
Its nearest historic neighbours are too far for a short walk.
Questions about Battle Hill
Can you visit Battle Hill?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
When was Battle Hill built?
Work on Battle Hill is recorded as 1814.
What is Battle Hill?
Battle Hill became a National Historic Site in 1924.
Is Battle Hill protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
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