Monument record 4380/0/2 - WWII searchlight battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

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Summary

Crop/soilmark: Good quality photography

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{2} An air photo has revealed the cropmarks of three joined ring ditches with others some 45m to the east. These are known to be the remains of a Second World War anti-aircraft battery.

{3} Air photo CUCAP ABD92, date 1960 shows three conjoined ditches and at least one other ring ditch as cropmarks. These are also present as cropmarks on photos taken in April 1944.


<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.28 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Cadman G., 2014, 20th Century Military Archaeology in Northamptonshire: Logs 1, 2 & 3, p.124 (checked) (Report). SNN104868.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.28 (unchecked).
  • <3> Report: Cadman G.. 2014. 20th Century Military Archaeology in Northamptonshire: Logs 1, 2 & 3. N.C.C.. p.124 (checked).

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7717 7067 (36m by 34m) Central
Civil Parish BRIXWORTH, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 5 2024 11:12AM

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