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Coastal battery, with 2 x 4ins Mk.V field guns - replaced with 138mm gun from the French cruiser 'Paris', plus two Lewis guns. Engine house and magazine.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/05)
Coastal battery. Both 6in gun emplacements are in good condition. CASL visible at edge of railway cut 100m NW of emplacements. Possible BOP also visible.
(Source: Report 2000/05)
Official Name | Bransty Battery |
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Type of site | COAST BATTERY |
Location | Bransty Cliffs, nr. railway line 1 mile N of Whitehaven. |
Area |
Whitehaven, Cumbria, England |
Grid reference |
NX 973 195
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1994)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Wilson, J. |
Defence grouping |
Cumbria coast defences - Defences of the Cumbria coast line and immediate hinterland. |
DOB site reference: | S0013723 |
Reference |
2000/05 World War Two Coastal Batteries |
Event |
Construction, During 1940 Field Visit, During 1997/05 |