Wrights Hill Fortress
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Wrights Hill Fortress is a counter bombardment coastal artillery battery in the Karori suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It was built between 1942 and 1944 and is predominantly underground, with nume
The No.1 Gun Emplacement
Aerial photograph of the fortress, September 1945
The No. 1 Gun in 1957
Interior of one of the gun turrets
Stony Batter
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Stony Batter is a historic defence installation at the north-eastern end of Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand. It is sited within a 50-acre scenic reserve of the same name, owned by the New Zealan
Wrights Hill Fortress
…occasion) were deemed a success. In 1960, both of the guns were sold to Japanese companies as scrap metal. The design of the fort is similar to the Stony Batter and Whangaparāoa 9.2" Mk. XV batteries, near Auckland. Wrights Hill Fortress is currently in the hands of a preservation society and can be visited by…
One of the gun emplacements
Entrance to Stony Batter tunnels
Layout of tunnel system