Pinewood Battery lies within Lung Fu Shan Country Park, overlooking the western approaches to Victoria Harbour. Situated on high ground, it was an important coastal defence position. Construction began in 1901, at 307 metres above sea level, the battery strengthened the defences of the western part of Hong Kong Island. As the threat of air attack grew, Pinewood Battery was rebuilt as an anti-aircraft battery, with a command post, an observation post, and several shelters added. It had shifted from defensing against the incursion from France and Russia to Japan. In 1941, during the Japanese attack on Hong Kong, the battery came under repeated air raids. However, the remains of the gun platforms, command post, observation post, war shelters, and even the latrine have survived in remarkably intact conditions. Visitors can hike along the 400-metre Pinewood Battery Heritage Trail to learn about this chapter of wartime history.