Alexandra Battery
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Alexandra Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to defend the island’s eastern approaches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexandra Battery canonical | 3 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
historic military fortification ⓘ |
| builtFor |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British military
|
| category |
Coastal artillery batteries
ⓘ
Forts in Bermuda ⓘ Military history of Bermuda ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army (historical)
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery position
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ harbour defence ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
coastline of St. George’s Island ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
St. George’s, Bermuda ⓘ
surface form:
St. George’s Parish, Bermuda
St. George’s, Bermuda ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Alexandra Road (local road) in St. George’s
ⓘ
Fort St. Catherine ⓘ Town of St. George ⓘ |
| locatedOn | St. George’s Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
British imperial coastal defence network
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda’s coastal fortifications network
defences of St. George’s, Bermuda ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
defend the eastern approaches to Bermuda
ⓘ
protect shipping channels near St. George’s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military observation
ⓘ
mounting coastal artillery guns ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.