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| HER Number: | MDV71936 |
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| Name: | Archerton Searchlight |
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Summary
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery, this was known as searchlight battery no. BXJ 2 located at Archerton. It was manned by 382 Searchlight Battery whose Battery Headquarters were located at Albion Hotel, Kingsbridge. It was operational by February 1944.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 640 792 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW262
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1559756
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1944 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Lowry, Bernard (ed.), 1995, 20th Century Defences in Britain: An Introductory Guide, 63, No. 12 (Monograph). SDV362273.
Searchlight sites typically comprised a small ring-ditch to provide the crew with shelter during an air raid, a predictor emplacement for calculating the height and range of targets, a light anti-aircraft machine gun pit, a generator and hutted accommodation for the crew. During the Second World War searchlights were manned by the Royal Artillery and were under the control of the Army's Anti-Aircraft Command.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Searchlight sites in WWII, 36 (Report - non-specific). SDV323811.
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery, this was known as searchlight battery no. BXJ 2 located at Archerton at SX 640792. It was manned by 382 Searchlight Battery whose Battery Headquarters were located at Albion Hotel, Kingsbridge. It was operational by 09-FEB-1944.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323811 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Searchlight sites in WWII. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. AA/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 36. [Mapped feature: #47140 ] |
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| SDV362273 | Monograph: Lowry, Bernard (ed.). 1995. 20th Century Defences in Britain: An Introductory Guide. . 63, No. 12. |
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Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8648 - Middle Merripit Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 16 2021 3:31PM |
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