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Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery 520m east of Holes Mouth is a Second World War defensive installation located in Gloucestershire. The battery formed part of the extensive anti-aircraft defences established across Britain during the 1940s to counter the threat of German aerial bombardment. Such installations typically comprised gun emplacements, ammunition magazines, and associated operational structures designed to house crews and equipment. The site represents the material legacy of Britain's home defence strategy during the latter phase of the Second World War.
Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021291. View the official record →
Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery 520m east of Holes Mouth is a Second World War defensive installation located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021291.
Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth 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 1021291.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae (5.7 km), Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill (6.3 km), Part of a Roman road on Durdham Down (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.