More information : TA 2132 4657. Strongpoint.
This strongpoint, which formed part of the complex system of defence for the Hornsea area took the form of fortified farm buildings. Part of South Cliff Farm, these stone buildings had loopholes inserted in order to let them take a part in the defence of the town. The site was plotted from aerial photographs dated 1945 by the Fortress Studies Group. The FSG also visited the site in 1992 during the Holderness Survey, they found that the site was totally desroyed. (1-1a)
The monument is also visible as upstanding structures on air photographs examined as part of the Rapid Coastal Assessment Survey of the Yorkshire and Humber Estuary. Also visible a gun emplacement centred at TA 2137 4658. The monument appears to be surrounded by a barbed wire perimeter. Due to coastal erosion the monument no longer survives in situ. (2)
This strongpoint, which formed part of the complex system of defence for the Hornsea area took the form of fortified farm buildings surrounded by barbed wire. Part of South Cliff Farm, these stone buildings had loopholes inserted in order to let them take a part in the defence of the town. Destroyed by 1992. (3) |