Site Event/Activity record EEM14965 - 1995-2002: HBR - Defence of Britain Project

Technique(s)

Organisation

Council for British Archaeology

Date

1995-2002

Description

The Defence of Britain Project ran from April 1995 to March 2002 under the auspices of the Council for British Archaeology. In that time, nearly 20,000 twentieth century military sites in the United Kingdom were recorded by 600 volunteers. The two databases developed by the Project can be searched online through the Archaeology Data Service (see linked Source record). "National Recording Project" applied to Associated Event Addresses to aid retrieval 2018.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain. DEB01.
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1444724, Added 26 January 2022.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Location

Location Exmoor
Grid reference
Map sheet
HER Area EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

Related Monuments/Buildings (34)

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  • 20th Century radio station at Porlock (Monument)
  • Doverhay House and Doverhay Lodge, Doverhay, Porlock (Building)
  • Porlock Rectory, Parson Street, Porlock (Building)
  • Post-medieval barracks north of Wilmersham Wood (Monument)
  • Royal Observer Corps monitoring post on Hurlstone Point (Monument)
  • Royal Ordnance Corps observation post north of Porlock (Building)
  • Second World War ammunition store in Porlock (Monument)
  • Second World War pillbox northeast of Frackford Bridge (Monument)
  • Second World War pillbox, Vale House, Roadwater (Monument)
  • Second World War pillbox, West Porlock (Building)
  • Tank training circuit A on North Hill (Monument)
  • Target railway A at East Myne (Monument)
  • Target railway C on Bossington Hill (Monument)
  • World War Two ammunition store at Lynch Combe (Monument)
  • World War Two anti tank obstacle on Dunster Steep (Monument)
  • World War Two army headquarters at Porlock (Monument)
  • World War Two Auxiliary Unit base at Lodge Rocks Quarry (Monument)
  • World War Two auxiliary unit base near Felons Oak (Monument)
  • World War Two auxilliary unit base at Treborough Quarry (Monument)
  • World War Two Chain Home Low Radar Station M116, Tx\Rx building at North Hill (Building)
  • World War Two civil defence headquarters at Porlock (Monument)
  • World War Two Nissen huts on Bossington Hill (Monument)
  • World War Two observation post on North Hill (Monument)
  • World War Two pillbox at Bratton (Monument)
  • World War Two pillbox at Porlock Beach (Monument)
  • World War Two pillbox on Bossington Beach (Monument)
  • World War Two pillbox on Bossington Beach (Monument)
  • World War Two pillbox overlooking Bossington Beach (Monument)
  • World War Two pillbox overlooking Porlock Beach (Building)
  • World War Two pillbox site west of Loxhole Bridge (Monument)
  • World War Two Royal Ordnance Corps observation post west of Chibbet Post (Building)
  • World War Two tank marshalling area in Moor Wood (Monument)
  • World War Two vehicle repair centre at Porlock (Monument)

Record last edited

May 30 2022 10:07PM