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Spigot mortar position is a Second World War defensive installation located in Lancashire, England. The site comprises a concrete emplacement constructed to mount a Blacker Bombard, an anti-tank weapon developed during the early 1940s as part of Britain's Home Guard arsenal. Such positions were part of the extensive field fortifications built across the English countryside following the threat of German invasion after 1940. The Blacker Bombard, though ultimately of limited military effectiveness, represented an improvised response to armoured threat during a period of acute national vulnerability.
Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1432881. View the official record →
Spigot mortar position is a Second World War defensive installation located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1432881.
Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position 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 1432881.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hapton Castle (0.9 km), Ightenhill Manor (site of) (3 km), Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm (4 km).
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