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Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill is a Second World War defensive installation located in Dorset. The battery formed part of the air defence network protecting the Dorset coast and inland areas against German aerial attack during the 1940s. The site comprises the physical remains of gun emplacements and associated structures typical of heavy anti-aircraft batteries of the period, which were equipped to engage enemy aircraft at altitude. Such batteries represented a crucial component of Britain's home defence infrastructure during the conflict and the Arne Hill installation survives as archaeological evidence of wartime defensive preparations in the region.
Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019409. View the official record →
Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill is a Second World War defensive installation located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019409.
Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill 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 1019409.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of four bowl barrows 250m WNW of Peaked Close House: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Corfe Common (7.3 km), Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm (7.5 km), Medieval settlement at Afflington (7.9 km).
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