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Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol is a defensive installation constructed during the Second World War to protect the Bristol area from aerial attack. The battery formed part of the wider anti-aircraft defences established around Bristol, which faced sustained German bombing during the conflict. The site comprises the structural remains typical of such installations, including gun positions and associated earthworks. As a scheduled monument, the battery survives as evidence of Britain's home defence infrastructure during the war years between 1939 and 1945.
Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004531. View the official record →
Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol is a defensive installation constructed during the Second World War to protect the Bristol area from aerial attack. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004531.
Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol 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 1004531.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Temple Church (4.1 km), Section of City Wall, King Street (4.4 km), Hermitage in Quaker burial ground near St Mary Redcliffe (4.6 km).
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Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.