Monument record MWX1415 - Second World War searchlight at Nothe Fort, Nothe Point, Weymouth

Site of a 90mm searchlight used during the Second World War as part of Nothe Fort defences. This structure is visible on aerial photographs of Nothe Fort and was digitally plotted as part of the Nothe Fort complex (MDO6676) during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

90mm searchlight, part of Nothe Fort defences. The searchlight in position today is a replica of one that was removed by a landslip [on site information at Nothe Fort]. with PLAN drawn on form. (1)

This structure is visible on aerial photographs of Nothe Fort (2-3) and was digitally plotted as part of the Nothe Fort complex (MDO6676) during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0006492 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0006492 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<2> Royal Air Force, 30-AUG-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2273 5156-57 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13085.

<3> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

Record last edited

Sep 13 2024 11:00AM