Monument record MDO29706 - Second World War light anti-aircraft gun emplacement, Verne Hill, Portland

A Second World War light anti-aircraft gun emplacement is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of the 1940s on Verne Hill at the southern extremity of the the Verne Citadel earthworks.

A Second World War light anti-aircraft gun emplacement is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of the 1940s on Verne Hill at the southern extremity of the the Verne Citadel earthworks. <4> This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, 2629 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, 2629 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, 2629 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 08-NOV-1949, RAF 541/385 3004-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13045.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413299 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jan 2 2024 3:02PM