Monument record MDO42776 - Second World War light anti-aircraft battery south of Alms Grove, Steeple with Tyneham
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Summary
The pillbox Study Group note a light anti-aircraft battery clearly visible on RAF vertical aerial photographs dated November 1946. The visible infrastructure of the installation consists of a single gun platform with a slight square embankment surrounding, and three Nissen-type huts (two in-line and one offset) just to the north west.
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Full Description
All above ground unfrastructure (including the hut-bases) appears to have been removed, the embankment levelled, and the site returned to agricultural use.
Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2419-20 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13727.
Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record, e27602 (Unpublished document). SDO16685.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 89440 81200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88SE |
| Civil Parish | Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jan 15 2024 3:27PM
