Wright's Hill Fortress

Local nameWright's Hill Fortress
LocationWellington, New Zealand

Wrights Hill Fortress is a counter bombardment coastal artillery battery in the Karori suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It was built between 1942 and 1944 and is predominantly underground, with numerous tunnels linking the war shelters, gun emplacements, magazines, plotting rooms and engine room - which are, at some points, over 50 feet underground. The fort was intended to house three 9.2" Mk.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrights_Hill_Fortress

Official website http://www.whfrs.org.nz/

Phone +64 04 476 8593

Address 50 Wrights Hill Rd, Karori, Wellington 6012, New Zealand

Coordinates -41°17'45.051" N 174°44'19.923" E

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