Monument record MWX1429 - Second World War Spigot Mortar Pit, Nothe Fort, Weymouth

A World War Two 29 millimetre spigot mortar emplacement located at Nothe Fort, The Nothe, Weymouth. The emplacement was constructed after May 1941 and built of concrete and steel. A field visit in 1998 found the emplacement to be in good condition, surviving features include a spigot mortar pit with a spigot column intact.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).

29mm Spigot mortar plinth [pedestal].Spigot mortar pit, with spigot column intact. [This has been reconstructed incorrectly by Nothe Fort as a machine gun mount]. <1-3>

This structure is visible on aerial photographs of Nothe Fort <4-5> 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, S0005896 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0005896 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0005896 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 30-AUG-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2273 5156-57 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13085.

<5> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1420410 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 13 2024 11:00AM