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The Needles Batteries

historic military defence sites on Isle of Wight, England
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The Needles Batteries

Summary

The Needles Batteries is a military museum[1]. It draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (military_museum category, ranking #102 of 348).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Needles Batteries is located in Q9679[3].
  • The Needles Batteries is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Needles Batteries's instance of is recorded as military museum[5].
  • The Needles Batteries's instance of is recorded as artillery battery[6].
  • The Needles Batteries is owned by National Trust[7].
  • The Needles Batteries is operated by National Trust[8].
  • The location of The Needles Batteries was The Needles[9].
  • The Needles Batteries's postal code is recorded as PO39 0JH[10].
  • The Needles Batteries is part of Isle of Wight Palmerston Forts[11].
  • The Needles Batteries's Commons category is recorded as The Needles Battery[12].
  • The Needles Batteries comprises Old Needles Battery[13].
  • The Needles Batteries comprises New Needles Battery[14].
  • 1861 marks the founding of The Needles Batteries[15].
  • The Needles Batteries was part of the conflict World War I[16].
  • The Needles Batteries's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 50.6621, 'longitude': -1.58399, 'precision': 0.0001}[17].
  • The Needles Batteries's official website is recorded as https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-needles-old-battery-and-new-battery[18].
  • The Needles Batteries's described by source is recorded as Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences[19].
  • The Needles Batteries's street address is recorded as West High Down, Alum Bay PO39 0JH[20].
  • The Needles Batteries's historic county is recorded as Hampshire[21].

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Founding

1861 marks the founding of The Needles Batteries[15].

Identity

The Needles Batteries is part of Isle of Wight Palmerston Forts[11].

Operations

The Needles Batteries is operated by National Trust[8].

Ownership

The Needles Batteries is owned by National Trust[7].

Why It Matters

The Needles Batteries draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (military_museum category, ranking #102 of 348).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mapping Museums. museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-needles-old-battery-and
    Commons category → The Needles Battery
    Freebase id → /m/043mr9_
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    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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