Monument record MLI116227 - Gun Emplacement, Freiston Shore

Summary

The northernmost of two Second World War gun emplacements at Freiston Shore. Formed part of the Boston Examination Battery.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Concrete emplacement and holdfast for a Second World War 6" coastal defence gun, forming part of the Boston Examination Battery (see MLI13376). The structure was partially disguised to resemble a bungalow. The magazine for the gun was linked to the gunhouse by a ramp (see MLI125842). {1}{2}{3}{4} A photograph of the gun emplacement was taken in July 2007, during site visits conducted for the Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. {5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Notes. -.
  •  Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Gazetteer. p.3.
  •  Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 16239.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Foot. 2006. Beaches, Fields, Streets, and Hills… : The Anti-Invasion Landscapes of England, 1940. CBA Research Report 144, pp.158-65.
  •  Report: Humber Field Archaeology. 2007. Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: Gibraltar Point to Norfolk. FR13.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 39657 42262 (6m by 8m) Surveyed
Civil Parish FREISTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

May 4 2022 1:54PM

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