Magong Dashan Fort

A hilltop battery on Fenggui Peninsula (風櫃半島) in Magong, Penghu. It was built between 1900 and 1902 and is among the earliest Japanese forts on the islands, one of twelve built to cover an approach from the west. Four emplacements stand in a row on a half-pivot plan, served by an observation post, command post, magazines, shell filling rooms, cisterns, and shelters. A second battery of four was added in 1920, and after the war the ROC army mounted three 80 millimeter anti-aircraft guns left behind by the Japanese. The position was struck off the fortress establishment in 1933 and later absorbed into Qingwan Camp (青灣營區), and was designated a county monument in 2010 for its intact condition and finely dressed cornerwork. The grounds now form part of the semi-abandoned Qingwan Cactus Park (青灣仙人掌公園).