Coast defence battery, built in the 1870s. 6 BL guns installed in the 1890s. Remained in use until World War Two. The battery is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1946.
<1> | SWX2166 - Monograph: Hogg, I V. 1974. Coastal Defences of England and Wales. p229-230. |
<2> | SWX2152 - Monograph: Hudson, K. 1984. Industrial History from the Air. p13, Plate 9. |
<3> | SWX5 - Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 1995. Defence of Britain Project. S0011256. |
<4> | SDO128 - Machine readable data file: Council for British Archaeology. 2003. Defence of Britain Project Database. S0011256. |
<5> | SDO17227 - Excavation archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01. S0011256. |
<6> | SDO13039 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-APR-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1411 4043-4. |
<7> | SDO17228 - Monograph: Dobinson, C S. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.1. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956. 176-181. |
<8> | SDO17229 - Monograph: Dobinson, C S. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.2. Coast artillery, 1900-1956. 271. |
<9> | SDO17230 - Unpublished document: Anderton, M J. 2000. Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries. 68. |
<10> | SDO13040 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-MAY-1948. SY 6871/3 RAF 30099/0132. |
<11> | SDO14739 - Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868633. |