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Name:19th century to modern Blacknor Battery, Portland
Type of Record:Monument
HER Number:MWX435
Last edited:Sep 6 2024 4:38PM


Monument Type(s):


Summary

Coast defence battery, built in the 1870s. 6 BL guns installed in the 1890s. Remained in use until World War Two. The battery is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1946.

Protected Status

  • World Heritage Site 1000101: Dorset and East Devon Coast

Sources and Further Reading

<1>SWX2166 - Monograph: Hogg, I V. 1974. Coastal Defences of England and Wales. p229-230.
<2>SWX2152 - Monograph: Hudson, K. 1984. Industrial History from the Air. p13, Plate 9.
<3>SWX5 - Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 1995. Defence of Britain Project. S0011256.
<4>SDO128 - Machine readable data file: Council for British Archaeology. 2003. Defence of Britain Project Database. S0011256.
<5>SDO17227 - Excavation archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01. S0011256.
<6>SDO13039 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-APR-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1411 4043-4.
<7>SDO17228 - Monograph: Dobinson, C S. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.1. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956. 176-181.
<8>SDO17229 - Monograph: Dobinson, C S. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.2. Coast artillery, 1900-1956. 271.
<9>SDO17230 - Unpublished document: Anderton, M J. 2000. Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries. 68.
<10>SDO13040 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-MAY-1948. SY 6871/3 RAF 30099/0132.
<11>SDO14739 - Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868633.

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