Defence of Britain Database Anti-invasion record: S0012453

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Brean Down fort, dating probably from the Napoleonic Wars period, was refortified during WW2. The WW2 structures included 12 x accommodation huts, 2 x 6in gun positions (holdfast bolts remain), 2 x battery searchlights, and 2 x OPs. There are other WW2 buildings whose purpose is unclear.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/05)
Two gun emplacements are in good condition, and the BOP lies to the rear of these structures. The two CASLs are in good condition to the W and S of the emplacements and the BOP respectively. [information from 1987 aerial photographs].
(Source: Report 2000/05)

Official Name	Brean Down Fort
Type of site	COAST BATTERY
Location	At the tip of Brean Down, a peninsula to the S of Weston-super-Mare.
Area	Brean, Somerset, England
Grid reference	ST 280 593 (Scale: 1:50000 , 1997)
Period	WW2
Condition	Good
Materials	Clay Brick, Concrete, Iron, Reinforced Concrete
Recorder	Dennett, David
Defence grouping	Somerset coast defences - Defences of the Somerset coast line and immediate hinterland.
Attached Sheets	(6) - site location map and site plans; additional information.
Photographs	(10) - site views and interiors of structures (6 DIGITISED).
DOB site reference:	S0012453
Reference	2000/05 World War Two Coastal Batteries
Event	Field Visit, During 1996 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 2000/05