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Observation post 780 metres north west of Blackburn Crag is a First World War military structure located in Northumberland. The post represents one of many observation and monitoring installations constructed across the northern English landscape during the 1914–1918 conflict to support trench warfare operations and strategic monitoring of the countryside. Such posts typically comprised simple earthwork fortifications or constructed positions designed to provide elevated vantage points for officers and spotters to observe enemy movements and direct artillery fire. The structure forms part of the broader network of wartime defences and military infrastructure that characterise this period of Northumberland's history.
Observation post 780m north west of Blackburn Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021029. View the official record →
Observation post 780 metres north west of Blackburn Crag is a First World War military structure located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021029.
Observation post 780m north west of Blackburn Crag 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 1021029.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosed settlement 400m south east of Woolaw (6.4 km), Two Romano-British settlements, two stone hut circles, field system and associated cord rig cultivation, 650m west of Nether Houses (7.3 km), Romano-British settlement, field system and cord rig cultivation 390m north east of Yatesfield Hill (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Observation post 780m north west of Blackburn Crag's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Observation post 780m north west of Blackburn Crag stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.