Bowden Battery
Bowden Battery is an architectural structure in City of Plymouth, Devon. It counts as a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 47 more places to visit, starting with Plymouth Cathedral (4.3 km).
Fort in Plymouth
Inside Plymouth
Bowden Battery is inside Plymouth’s built-up area, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Plymouth has 738 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
In Plymouth the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.
Bowden Battery
Architectural structure in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.
In Plymouth, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- in Plymouth
Bowden Battery on the map
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Bowden Battery is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Plymouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Plymouth
Next door to Bowden Battery
Within 15 km are 47 places, among them 2 forts, 2 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral4.3 km away2
FortDrake's Island6.1 km away3
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House3.7 km away4
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel4.8 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey8.5 km away6
CastleCrownhill Fort1.3 km away7
MuseumHMS Courageous6.1 km away8
FortFort Austin1.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Bowden Battery, answered
Where is Bowden Battery?
Bowden Battery is in Plymouth, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Bowden Battery?
Architectural structure in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Bowden Battery?
June to September are the warmest months in Plymouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bowden Battery a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Bowden Battery?
Within 15 km: Plymouth Cathedral (4.3 km), Drake's Island (6.1 km), Saltram House (3.7 km) and Royal Citadel (4.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Bowden Battery: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Crownhill Fort: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Austin: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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