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HER Number:MDV71727
Name:Dartmouth, Fire Beacon AA Battery

Summary

Heavy AA Battery at Fire Beacon, Dartmouth. Site was never armed.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 857 539
Map Sheet:SX85SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDittisham
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDITTISHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46 (Monograph). SDV323690.

Heavy AA Battery at Fire Beacon, Dartmouth. Site does not appear to have been armed or Equipped with Radar. Source incorrectly records NGR as SX857339, correct NGR should be SX857539. Other details: AAI.


Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-1946, 349 (Report - non-specific). SDV356328.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV323690Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. I.4. A4 Bound.
SDV356328Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Anti-aircraft Artillery, 1914-1946. Council for British Archaeology Report. 1.3. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 349.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 9 2015 1:03PM