Hatley Castle and Gardens  BC
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BELMONT BATTERY - FORT RODD HILL PARK
Belmont Battery Fort Rodd Hill Park BC
View from the beach of the Belmont Battery with it's twin barrelled 6-pounder
guns and range finding tower. Constructed in 1898 to prevent small, fast
torpedo boats slipping under the guns of Upper and lower Batteries
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Belmont Battery and Director Tower. In the background behind the gun emplacement can be seen the Esquimalt Lagoon estuary and beach.
Belmont Battery Fort Rodd Hill Park BC
Esquimalt Lagoon from Fort Rodd Hill Belmont Battery.
Esquimalt Lagoon from Belmont Battery Fort Rodd Hill Park BC
The estuary acts as a transition zone between freshwater, marine and
forest habitats. The grounds just north of the lagoon are home to
Hatley Castle and Gardens and Royal Roads University campus.
Belmont Battery Fort Rodd Hill Park BC
Fisgard Lighthouse from the Belmont Battery Fort Rodd Hill.
 
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