EDO6687 - Nothe Fort Public Car Park, Weymouth; geophysical survey 2006

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Location

Grid reference SY 685 787 (point)
Map sheet SY67NE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

2006

Description

Geophysical survey of a grid area totalling 100m x 40m (10 x 20m²). Aerial photographic, historical documentation and cartographic evidence denote this parcel of land as being the former site of a four gun (3.7 in) Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery (HAA), built in 1940 as part of a national air defence network to protect key installations, in this instance the Royal Naval base at Portland and Weymouth town centre.

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  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Rowe, P R, and Price, C J. 2006. Geophysical Survey Report for Nothe Fort Public Car Park, Weymouth. [Mapped feature: #8164 ]

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Feb 12 2021 2:39PM

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