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Heavy anti-aircraft battery DHP No. 159 is a Second World War defensive installation located at Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The battery formed part of the integrated air defence system protecting Belfast and its strategically important industrial and port facilities during the Nazi bombing campaign of 1940 to 1941. As a heavy anti-aircraft installation, it would have been equipped with large-calibre guns, typically 3.7-inch or 4.5-inch pieces mounted on fixed or semi-mobile platforms, crewed by Royal Artillery personnel. The site represents the substantial investment in coastal and urban air defence undertaken by the British armed forces during the Second World War, when Carrickfergus's position on the northeastern approaches to Belfast made it a critical location for intercepting enemy aircraft.
Heavy anti-aircraft battery; dhp no.159 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3983. View the official record →
Heavy anti-aircraft battery DHP No. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3983.
Heavy anti-aircraft battery; dhp no.159 dates from the modern period, and is classified as a anti-aircraft battery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Heavy anti-aircraft battery; dhp no.159 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 3983.
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