Tung Chung Battery (Chinese: 東涌小炮台) is a former artillery battery located in Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. The fort was built in the Qing (清) Dynasty (1817), 24 years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.
Tung Chung Battery consisted of two coastal artillery cannon emplacements that guarded the Bay, along with seven guard houses.
After having been buried underneath thick foliage for approximately a century, Tung Chung Battery was rediscovered in 1980.
Located a kilometre north of the Tung Chung Fort (東涌寨城), the purpose of Tung Chung Battery was to protect Tung Chung Bay from pirates that threatened the coasts and seas of southern China.
Next to Tung Chung Battery there is another historical relic named Fu Tei Wan Lime Kiln (虎地灣灰窰). The kiln was originally on Chek Lap Kok island but was relocated to its present location beside Tung Chung Battery and close to the old pier.
If you want to go to Tung Chung Battery, you can start from Tung Chung MTR Station and walk for about 15 minutes.
