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Connaught Battery is a
World War I
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era harbour
defence battery located north of York Redoubt at
Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia
Fergusons Cove is a suburban community within the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), Nova Scotia on the western shore of Halifax Harbour between Purcell's Cove and Herring Cove along Route 253. The first 3 digits of the postal code in the are ...
, Canada.
It took its name from the then
Governor General of Canada
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, the
Duke of Connaught
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was granted on 24 May 1874 by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to her third son, Prince Arthur. At the same time, he was also ...
,
who was
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...
's third son.
Construction
Built between 1912 and 1917 the battery was a part of
Halifax Harbour
Halifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax largely owes its existence to the harbour, being one of the largest and deepest ice-free natural harbo ...
's larger ''Defence Complex'', which included other fortifications such as
Fort George (Citadel Hill).
Connaught Battery was the only new structure built by the military after 1905, with a grand total area of 2.5 hectares and a floor space of 447 sq. metres.
Since its inception Halifax Harbour has always had strategic and commercial importance, Beginning in the colony's early days it was a well-fortified location. During the Second World War its defences included three
4.7-inch quick-firing guns.
Today
Today Connaught Battery is an abandoned complex, but open to the public to use as a municipal park.
The cement casemates of the fort remain in good condition.
References
Military forts in Nova Scotia
Coastal artillery
History of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Artillery batteries
Coastal fortifications in Canada
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