Maker Redoubts
During the 18th Century, there was concern that the docks at Plymouth was very vulnerable to attack by a foreign military power landing on Rame peninsula and then firing shells from the high ground at Maker Heights down onto Plymouth. Therefore a number of defensive positions (known in military jargon as redoubts) were built in the area around Maker Church. Five of these were built on the high ground facing the sea as earthworks in the 1780s. A sixth was built on the lower ground facing the Tamar in the 1800s to defend the creeks.
More about Redoubts 1-3 and Redoubt 4 (Grenville Battery).
Mentioned in walks
- Cremyll to Maker Church (3 mile walk)
- Mount Edgcumbe to Kingsand (5.7 mile walk)
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