Victoria in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)
The Victoria and Esquimalt Coast Defences
Défense côtère de Victoria et d'Esquimalt
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 22, 2014
1. The Victoria and Esquimalt Coast Defences Marker
This viewpoint illustrates the commanding position required for a coast defence gun battery. The trees in front were topped when the emplacement was in use.
A total of 27 locations were occupied by the coast defences between 1878 and 1956. Included were gun batteries, searchlight emplacements, observation posts and other installations.
Ce belvédère représente la position dominante nécessaire pour une batterie de défense cotière. Les arbres devant étaient étêtés à l'époque où l'emplacement était utilisé.
De 1878 à 1956, il y a eu des installations de défense côtière, notamment des batteries, des emplacements de projecteurs, des postes d'observation et autres ouvrages, à 27 emplacements en tout.
Five of the gun battery positions can be seen from here
D'ici, on peut apercevoir cinq des emplacements de batterie
1900-1956
Duntze Head Battery / Batterie de Duntze Head
1902-1956
Black Rock Battery / Batterie de Black Rock
1878-1956
Macaulay Point Battery / Batterie de Macaulay Point
1878-1893
Brothers Island Battery / Batterie de l'île Brothers
1939-1956
Albert Head Battery / Batterie d'Albert Head
Erected by Parks Canada.
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Location. 48° 25.962′ N, 123° 27.259′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. Marker is on the grounds of Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites of Canada. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 Fort Rodd Hill Road, Victoria BC V9C 2W8, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gun Emplacement / Emplacement du canon (within shouting distance of this marker); Defence Electric Light Directing Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Defensible Wall / Mur défensif (within shouting distance of this marker); The Guardhouse / Corps de garde (within shouting distance of this marker); Upper Battery / Batterie supérieure (within shouting distance of this marker); Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Upper, Lower, Belmont Batteries (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Coast Defence Artillery Positions: 1878-1956 (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 22, 2014
2. The Victoria and Esquimalt Coast Defences Marker
Also see . . .
1. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites of Canada. Parks Canada website entry (Submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Defending the Coast. CFB Esquimalt Naval Militay Museum entry (Submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
