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STADDON WALL

Updated:  28 January 2011 

If the Plymouth Data Website had a Frequently Asked Questions page, the first entry would be "What is the wall at Staddon Heights, overlooking Plymouth Sound?"

A number of answers have been offered over the years, the most popular and often repeated being that it was intended to look like a fort to any invading navy.  Sadly, this was never correct.

Staddon Wall from the Breakwater.

Staddon Wall viewed from the Plymouth Breakwater.
©  Deborah Watson, 2010.

The wall is, in fact, a butt for a smokeless powder rifle range that was constructed in the 1860s.

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©  Brian Moseley, Plymouth, UK

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