Thesaurus Term/Concept: SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT
| Identifier | 87142 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A pit or emplacement surrounding a concrete pedestal, or 'thimble', which was used to mount a spigot mortar. Deployed by the Home Guard during WWII as an anti invasion measure. |
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Related Terms/Concepts (2)
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Instances/Examples (22)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MSF23700 10 Hawksmill Street (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF31661 Area of Second World War practice trenches (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF33607 Earthworks of zig zag trenches/possible spigot mortar and gun emplacements and other World War Two activity (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSX27440 Possible site of World War Two defences or shelters (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MXS19194 Possible World War II spigot mortar emplacement. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF31660 Possible World War Two practice trenches (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF31668 Possible World War Two practice trenches (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSX27298 Site of World War Two ground defences (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MXS19267 Slit trenches and a gun emplacement of World War II date in Southwold (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26320 Spigot mortar emplacement. There was a tall pedestal (2.5ft - 3ft high); no bomb alcoves. DESTROYED: the site had gone by December 1996 owing to a de… (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF25152 Undated N-S ditch and a spigot mortar emplacement, Kent Lodge (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF37024 Undated pit, possibly the site of a Second World War spigot mortar emplacement (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MXS19327 World War II date trenches and gun emplacement west of Lowestoft Road, Reydon (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MXS19157 World War II gun emplacement, possibly a spigot moratar. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MXS19336 World War II military features. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26105 World War II spigot mortaer emplacement covering a road bridge. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26138 World War II spigot mortar mount. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26119 World War II spigot mortar mounting. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26196 World War II spigot mortar pedestal. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26315 World War II spigot mortar position on the bank of the River Gipping. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF26104 World War II spigot mortar position, Hadleigh Road, Ipswich. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSX27483 World War Two earthworks (Monument) |