This battery was constructed as a
supporting structure for Grain Fort, and was originally known as Grain
Battery. However, considerable difficulties were encountered during
construction due to subsidence, which led to cracking of the magazine
walls. It was decided to finish the battery in temporary form only,
and the original design for fourteen armoured shields was scrapped. By
1905 the battery had been rebuilt, with many gun emplacements removed,
and improvements made to the two positions that can be seen today. The
battery was surrounded by a ditch, which soon became flooded. There is
no evidence for this battery being in use in either the First or
Second World Wars.
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