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Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links is a defensive fortification constructed during the Second World War to protect the Northumberland coast against potential enemy invasion and naval attack. The battery forms part of the extensive coastal defence network established along the British shoreline during 1940 and 1941, when invasion threat was greatest. The site comprises gun emplacements, concrete structures, and associated military infrastructure characteristic of wartime coastal artillery installations. This monument represents an important surviving example of Britain's home defence preparations during the critical early years of the war.
Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021401. View the official record →
Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links is a defensive fortification constructed during the Second World War to protect the Northumberland coast against potential enemy invasion and naval attack. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021401.
Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021401.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gloucester Lodge Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (1.2 km), Enclosure 600yds (540m) NE of Burradon House (7.4 km), West Backworth medieval settlement, 300m south east of West Farm (7.9 km).
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