Ebb's Nook artillery gun

Ebb's Nook artillery gun (81864)

Easting
423983
Northing
628720

Description

A grassed-over concrete base that formed the remains of a Second World War artillery emplacement defending Beadnell Harbor.


Periods
Period
Modern (1901 and later)
Period comments

Second World War

Specific Date Range
The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
Feature Types
Monument Type - Broad
Military coastal defences
Monument Type - Narrow
Monument Description
Evidence Type - Broad
Structure
Evidence Type - Narrow
Demolished
Evidence Description
A monument consisting of a built structure, but which has been demolished so that only a ground plan and foundations, or similar, are thought to remain. Where all below ground traces have also been removed use DESTROYED MONUMENT.
Object Type - Broad
Object Type - Narrow
Object Description
Other:
Height OD (m)
How accessible is the feature?
Accessible on foot (no footpath)
Accessibility comments

Other records:

NRHE Number
Unknown
NT HBSMR Number
Unknown
HER Event Number
Unknown
External Link
None

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Survey Information
Date of survey
10th February, 2016
Feature located?
Yes
State of the tide
Proximity to coast edge
Coast edge
Coastal processes
Active sea erosion
Is there a coastal defence?
Other threats?
Structural damage/decay
If other, please specify
How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
Limited visibility (partial remains)
How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
Not visible
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Has local associations/history
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This site has an entry in the Northumberland HER (PRN: N25070).