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| HER Number: | MDV71926 |
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| Name: | Wembury Point Battery |
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Summary
Site of Wenbury Point World War II battery with radar station.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 499 483 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BATTERY (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Coastal artillery, 1900-56 VI.1 & VI.2, 278 (Report - non-specific). SDV323777.
Site of Wembury Point battery, Plymouth. FC & TC radar. No details of armament or manning recorded. Other details: AAI.
Griffith, F. M. + Wilkes, E. M., 2006, The Land Named from the Sea? Coastal Archaeology and Place-names of Bigbury Bay, Devon, 74 (Article in Serial). SDV339814.
Wembury Point was occupied by the Naval Gunnery Training School of HMS Cambridge and is still dominated by its radar installation. Wembury point was first mentioned as 'Wenbiria' in the second half of the 12th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323777 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Coastal artillery, 1900-56 VI.1 & VI.2. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. VI.1 & VI.2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 278. |
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| SDV339814 | Article in Serial: Griffith, F. M. + Wilkes, E. M.. 2006. The Land Named from the Sea? Coastal Archaeology and Place-names of Bigbury Bay, Devon. Archaeological Journal. 163. A5 Paperback. 74. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 18 2008 3:52PM |
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