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Efford Fort is a Second World War coastal defence installation located near Kingsbridge in South Devon. The site comprises an anti-tank emplacement and associated defensive structures constructed as part of Britain's preparations against potential German invasion during the early 1940s. The fortification represents the type of field engineering undertaken across the Devon coast during this period, when numerous local defences were rapidly established to protect vulnerable stretches of shoreline. The physical remains include concrete gun emplacements and anti-tank obstacles characteristic of wartime coastal fortifications.
Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021135. View the official record →
Efford Fort is a Second World War coastal defence installation located near Kingsbridge in South Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021135.
Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement 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 1021135.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Burrow Hill (3.8 km), Mount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlement (4.3 km), Fort Stamford (4.3 km).
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