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Operation Diver Heavy Anti-aircraft gun sites on Flamborough Head is a Second World War defensive installation dating from 1940–1945. The site comprises gun emplacements and associated structures positioned on the Yorkshire headland to protect against German aerial attack during the Battle of Britain and subsequent air campaigns. Heavy anti-aircraft artillery was deployed at this strategically important coastal location to defend both the headland itself and shipping in the surrounding waters. The surviving remains reflect the substantial investment in static coastal defence during the critical early years of the war.
Operation Diver Heavy Anti-aircraft gun sites on Flamborough Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019594. View the official record →
Operation Diver Heavy Anti-aircraft gun sites on Flamborough Head is a Second World War defensive installation dating from 1940–1945. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019594.
Operation Diver Heavy Anti-aircraft gun sites on Flamborough Head 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 1019594.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The old lighthouse, Flamborough (0.5 km), Flamborough Castle: a fortified manor house (2.8 km), Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255 (3.9 km).
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