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World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, located 570 metres south-east of Sinah Farm in Hampshire, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising defensive structures erected during the Second World War. The site represents part of the extensive anti-aircraft defences established across southern England during the 1940s to counter German aerial attack, particularly during and after the Blitz. The gunsite would have housed heavy anti-aircraft artillery and associated operational infrastructure typical of such installations. This designation reflects the archaeological and historical importance of World War II military heritage within the English landscape as a record of civilian and military defence during the conflict.
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020961. View the official record →
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, located 570 metres south-east of Sinah Farm in Hampshire, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising defensive structures erected during the Second World War.
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm 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 1020961.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort Cumberland (1.8 km), Eastney sewage pumping station (2.6 km), Tourner Bury, Hayling Island, South Hayling (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm'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.
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.