Tung Chung Battery 東涌小炮台 Traditional Cache
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Description from wikipedia:
Tung Chung Battery (Chinese: 東涌小炮台) is a former artillery battery located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous district it is situated in, it was built in 1817, twenty-four years before the British took possession of Hong Kong. It was rediscovered in 1980 and is a declared monument of Hong Kong.
Construction of the Tung Chung Battery was completed in 1817. Located a kilometre north of the Tung Chung Fort, its purpose was to protect Tung Chung Bay from pirates that threatened the coasts and seas of southern China. At the time, China did not have a large navy, and thus, relied on the development of forts as an alternative way to defend its coast.
The coastal fortification consisted of two coastal artillery cannon emplacements that guarded the Bay, along with seven guard houses. The site of the battery was chosen because it was located on a cliff that overlooked the water. This provided excellent views of the sea and a clear vantage point in case of a potential naval attack.
The construction of the battery was recorded in the Guangdong Annals, which recounted how two forts were built at the base of the "Rocky Lion Hill"—the literal translation of Shek She (石師).
After having been buried underneath thick foliage for approximately a century, the battery was rediscovered in 1980. All that remained was an L-shaped wall that contained a corner platform; according to the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO), this was most likely utilized as a gun emplacement. After the discovery, the government undertook restoration work on the historic site. The battery was declared a monument on November 11, 1983. In November 1997, the site was included in the AMO's celebration tour of historic sites in North Lantau as part of the Year of Heritage. The festivities culminated in a traditional Cantonese opera performed at the Tung Chung Fort. Due to the amount of development that has taken place, the battery now faces towards Hong Kong International Airport, instead of Chek Lap Kok island and an open Tung Chung Bay as it used to.
東涌小炮台是香港以前的一個炮台陣地，位於新界大嶼山東涌碼頭附近，現時已被列入香港法定古蹟。東涌小炮台及東涌炮台互相照應，與屯門隔岸相對，扼守大嶼山北岸，保衛珠江口岸。小炮台建於清朝嘉慶22年(1817年) ，牆身為花崗岩砌成，有兩座砲台，並有7間兵房及1間火藥局，但現時只剩下一個護牆。
1980年，當局在東涌碼頭附近發現一被矮樹叢遮蓋的廢壘遺址，當樹叢清除後，兩堵成曲尺的圍牆及一處可供放置大炮的平台便顯現出來。它的位置跟方志記載的東涌口石獅山炮台相當接近，故被認為是該兩個炮台的其中一支。炮台用麻石建造，棄用後原本尚維持完整，其後因為附近的「馬灣涌橋」崩塌，有僧人就地取材，拆毀大部分炮台取用麻石修復馬灣涌橋，命名為「彌勒橋」。
東涌小炮台附近有一座唐代灰窰遺址，原位於赤鱲角虎地灣岸邊，於1960年代被發現。為避免受發展新機場工程影響，於1991年由註港啹喀工程軍團（Gurkha Engineers）協助整個從赤臘角搬遷到東涌，原座灰窰遺址體積過大，東涌碼頭不勝負荷，需先用船運往梅窩，再用車運返東涌安置。
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