| Stony Batter | |
|---|---|
| Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand | |
 One of the gun emplacements | |
 Stony Batter volcanics map. Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables panning and mouseover of volcanic feature name/wikilink and ages before present. The key to the other volcanics that are shown with panning is basalt - brown, monogenetic basalts - dark brown, undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon - light brown, arc basalts - deep orange brown, arc ring basalts -orange brown, andesite - red, dacite - purple, rhyolite - violet, basaltic andesite`- light red, ignimbrite (lighter shades of violet), and plutonic - gray. | |
| Type | Military defense |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | New Zealand Department of Conservation |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
Stony Batter is a historic defence installation at the north-eastern end of Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand. It is sited within a 50-acre (200,000 m2) scenic reserve of the same name, owned by the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC). The park serves double duty as a historical (Category 1 Historic Place) and nature reserve, containing unusual rock formations, associated with an extinct volcano, three significant bush blocks and three concrete gun emplacements with an extensive tunnel system,[1][2] reputed to be the largest in New Zealand.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
DOCBATwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Stony Batter Historic Reserve, Waiheke Island (from the New Zealand Department of Conservation website)
- ^ Stony Batter (from the 'netlineservices.co.nz' website. Accessed 2008-01-10.)