page_title: Fortifications of the Isle of Wight
section_title: Cliff End Battery
hierarchical_section_title: Fortifications of the Isle of Wight / Cliff End Battery
caption_attribution_description: English: RML 12.5 inch 38 ton gun. This muzzle loading rifled gun on display at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth was built by the Royal Gun Factory in 1876 and was used at the Cliff End battery on the Isle of Wight.
context_page_description: Many forts and fortifications have been built to protect the Isle of Wight from foreign invasion. Throughout history the island has been a site of key military importance. Controlling both entrances to the Solent and the home of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth. This is a list of most of the fortifications on the island.
context_section_description: Built on the west coast of the Island it is one of the Palmerston Forts built to protect against perceived French invasion threats.
caption: A 12.5 inch gun from Cliff End Battery
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