It was originally constructed for nine guns with a defensible barracks at the rear.

[1] The battery was adapted for two 6-inch Breech Loading (BL) guns which were mounted by 1906.

[6] Construction began on Torry Point Battery in 1857 and concluded in 1861.

Some sources claim that the battery was constructed to defend against France under Napoleon III, however, city council records and Napoleon III's history of alliance and cooperation with Britain contradict this.

[8] In the 1890's the battery was partially dismantled and decommissioned, but was reconstructed from 1904-06 and manned during World War I.