Forts · Scottish Lowlands
Wave Basin Battery
Wave Basin Battery is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stadium of Light · 1.3 km
About
Wave Basin Battery is a fortified site in the Scottish Lowlands. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Sunderland Central parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Stadium of Light, about 1.3 km away. Postcode area SR1.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Wave Basin Battery is a fort located in the Scottish Lowlands, within the unparished area of Sunderland, postcode SR1. It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to its significance within the Durham Coast SSSI.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9164, -1.3633
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR1 2EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Nearest railway station
- Stadium of Light — 1.3 km
Sources
- osm: n6860389770 (ODbL)
- commons: Wave Basin Sunderland South dock (1).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wave Basin Battery?
- Wave Basin Battery is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode SR1 2EF), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- Is Wave Basin Battery a protected site?
- Yes — Wave Basin Battery is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Wave Basin Battery?
- The nearest railway station is Stadium of Light, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR1 2EF.