Monument record MLI86652 - Probable Former Searchlight Battery, Louth

Summary

Earthworks of a probable former Second World War searchlight battery, to the south of Louth. No longer extant.

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Earthworks of a probable former Second World War searchlight battery, to the south of Louth. Visible as a group of six circular, embanked enclsoures, raning in size from 24m to 10m in diameter. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1} The area has since come under arable cultivation, and no trace of the earthworks can now be seen on the Google Maps satellite imagery layer or on LiDAR data for this area. {2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF3385: LI.204.2.1-6.
  •  Website: Google. 2001->. Google Earth, Maps and Street View. Accessed 07/07/2026.
  •  Digital Archive: Environment Agency. 2006->. LiDAR Scan Data. Accessed 07/07/2026.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3302 8550 (154m by 113m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 7 2026 11:49AM

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