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Laira Emplacement is a First World War defensive fortification located near Plymouth in Devon. The site consists of gun positions and associated earthworks constructed as part of the coastal defence scheme protecting the approaches to Plymouth Sound during the Great War. The emplacement represents the military engineering responses to the threat of German naval bombardment and amphibious assault that characterised British coastal defence strategy in the early twentieth century. As a scheduled monument, it forms part of the broader landscape of First World War fortifications around Plymouth that document this period of national defence infrastructure.
Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020686. View the official record →
Laira Emplacement is a First World War defensive fortification located near Plymouth in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020686.
Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery 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 1020686.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Burrow Hill (3.5 km), Mount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlement (3.9 km), Fort Stamford (4 km).
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