Monument record MDO29732 - Second World War coastal battery and magazine, East Weare Camp, Portland

A Second World War coastal battery and magazine is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of the 1940s at East Weare Camp, Portland. The heavy anti aircraft battery Portland 4 at East Weare. This was armed with four 3.7-inch guns.

ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY. SRF HAA East Weare Camp, HM Naval Base, Isle of Portland. Recorder- R. Perry.
Magazine. From site list with letter. Isle of Portland, East Weare Camp. Recorder - R. Perry. <1-3>

A Second World War coastal battery and magazine is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of the 1940s <4> at East Weare Camp, Portland. The site comprises four gun emplacements and a magazine, both within earthern banks and several ancillary buildings around them. A slit trench, which is probably also associated with the site, is located adjacent to one of the outlying buildings. They are visible over an area measuring approximately 500 m by 135 m. 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, 2580 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, 2580 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, 2580 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3229-30 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13055.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413250 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413304 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 31 2023 11:10AM