Mount Batten

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Mount Batten is a rocky headland and former RAF seaplane base in Plymouth, England, known today for its marina, watersports, and panoramic views over Plymouth Sound.

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Mount Batten canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal landform
headland
neighbourhood of Plymouth
promontory
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Cattewater
Hooe Lake NERFINISHED
Jennycliff Bay
Turnchapel
country United Kingdom
hasFacility Mount Batten Centre
café
car park
marina
quays
slipways
watersports centre
hasGeologicalCharacteristic rocky headland
hasStructure Mount Batten Tower
hasTransportLink Mount Batten ferry
hasViewOf Cornish coast across Plymouth Sound
Devonport
Drake's Island
Plymouth Hoe
Plymouth Sound
Royal Citadel
surface form: Royal Citadel, Plymouth

Royal William Yard
hasWalkingRoute coast path to Jennycliff
historicalUse RAF seaplane base
flying boat station
knownFor coastal recreation
marina
panoramic views over Plymouth Sound
watersports
locatedIn Devon
Plymouth
Plymouth Sound
southwest England
surface form: South West England
locatedOn English Channel
militaryFunction coastal defence support
maritime patrol operations
MountBattenTowerBuiltInCentury 17th century
MountBattenTowerInstanceOf artillery tower
namedAfter John Batten (local merchant family)?
near Plymouth city centre
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf City of Plymouth
South West Coast Path
surface form: South West Coast Path (local spur)?
popularActivity angling
coastal walking
diving
kayaking
sailing
stand-up paddleboarding
reachableBy ferry from the Barbican
road from Hooe
tourismImportance local leisure destination for Plymouth residents
viewpoint over Plymouth Sound
usedDuring World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plymouth Hoe hasViewOf Mount Batten
Plymouth Sound borderedBy Mount Batten
Plymouth Breakwater visibleFrom Mount Batten
Cattewater near Mount Batten
Plym Estuary hasMouthNear Mount Batten
Jennycliff Bay hasViewOf Mount Batten