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Spigot mortar position is a Second World War anti-invasion defensive installation located in Lancashire. The site comprises a concrete emplacement constructed to mount a Blacker Bombard, a spigot mortar that formed part of Britain's anti-tank defences during the period of heightened invasion threat in the early 1940s. Such positions were strategically distributed across vulnerable coastal and inland areas to provide rapid-response firepower against potential German armoured assault. The Blacker Bombard represented an economical and relatively simple anti-tank solution utilising spigot-mounted ordnance, reflecting the urgent improvisation of British home defence during the Second World War.
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 anti-invasion defensive installation located in Lancashire. 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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