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HER Number:MDV54215
Name:Road Block, Heath Farm Searchlight Battery

Summary

A barbed wire coil visible in the hedgerow on the north side of the road was used as road block controlling access to searchlight battery.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 693 973
Map Sheet:SX69NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSpreyton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSPREYTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69NE/68/4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Horner, W., 1995, Searchlight Battery (Worksheet). SDV234910.

Site visited on 9th June 1995. A barbed wire coil visible in the hedgerow on the north side of the road was used as road block controlling access to searchlight battery.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV234910Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1995. Searchlight Battery. Devon County Historic Environment Record. Worksheet + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV54211Related to: Heath Farm Searchlight Battery (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2014 4:10PM