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Laira Emplacement is a First World War defensive installation located south west of Laira Battery near Plymouth, Devon. The site comprises an artillery emplacement constructed during the early twentieth century as part of the broader coastal defence scheme protecting Plymouth Sound and the naval dockyard from enemy naval attack. The emplacement represents the type of field fortification developed during the Great War, when concrete gun positions and supporting earthworks became standard elements of Britain's coastal defence infrastructure. The monument survives as a testament to the military engineering and strategic concerns of the 1914–1918 period.
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 installation located south west of Laira Battery near Plymouth, 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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