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| HER Number: | MDV54214 |
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| Name: | Gun Emplacement, Heath Farm Searchlight Battery |
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Summary
Site of a Bofors anti-aircraft gun for local air defence.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 690 973 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Spreyton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SPREYTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69NE/68/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Horner, W., 1995, Searchlight Battery (Worksheet). SDV234910.
Site visited on 9th June 1995. site of a Bofors anti-aircraft gun for local air defence. This field also contained a large searchlight later in the war. No traces visible. Plan shows location,
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV234910 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1995. Searchlight Battery. Devon County Historic Environment Record. Worksheet + Digital. [Mapped feature: #94820 ] |
Associated Monuments
| MDV54211 | Part of: Heath Farm Searchlight Battery (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2014 3:47PM |
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