Cliff Path Wall To Battery, East North East Of Battery Cottages

The Cliff Path Wall to Battery, located east-north-east of Battery Cottages on Lundy, dates from around 1861 and was constructed for Trinity House. This path wall is made of granite rubble, with dressed granite corners and coping. The low walls on the outward sides of the path zig-zag down the cliff to the Fog Signal Battery and Battery Cottages. Some granite sets remain, featuring gutters to drain surface water.

The Old Lighthouse, situated 470 feet above sea level, was often hidden by fog. To address this issue, a fog signal battery was built on the cliffs below, which included cottages for the gunners, a magazine, and privies accessed from the top of the cliff via this path. In 1878, Trinity House replaced the guns with guncotton, and in 1881, there were considerations to move the lower light of the Old Lighthouse to the Battery. Various signaling methods, including bells, hooters, and whistles, were tested, but both the Old Lighthouse and Battery were abandoned in 1897 when the North and South Lundy Lighthouses were constructed.