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The gun battery, was constructed, used, but never utilised as intended.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Athlone No.1 Gun Battery Heritage Group has authorisation and approval for the clearance of heavy overgrowth and vegetation from around the monument once the nesting season ends on August 2020. This event, offers an opportunity to record the level of overgrowth and record the clearance as part of the heritage narrative of the gun battery. We hope to produce high quality video recording of this work, using ground cameras and authorised drone footage. 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