Information for record number MWA9642:
Ryton on Dunsmore Heavy Anti Aircraft Site

Summary The site of a heavy anti aircraft installation dating from the Second World War and identified from documentary evidence and an aerial photograph. It was situated 150 metres northwest of the Sports Fields at Ryton on Dunsmore.
What Is It?  
Type: Defence, Anti Aircraft Battery
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ryton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 73
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A heavy anti aircraft site first mentioned in 1940, being D title H30. It was not permanently equipped with large calibre guns nor with radar. Gun batteries would typically be shifted from site to site.
2 The typical 'clover leaf' design gun emplacement to the west and the accommodation camp each side of a service road to the east can be seen on an aerial photograph from 1946.
3 The battery and the camp identified and outlined.
4 The site was mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: 106G UK 756 Frame 6043
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 1 Sep 1945
Page Number: Frame 6043
Volume/Sheet: 106G UK 756
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP3774
Author/originator:
Date: 23/05/46
Page Number: 3149 (frame)
Volume/Sheet: SP3774
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, vol I.3
Author/originator: Dobinson C S
Date: 1996
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Vol I.3
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Ryton on Dunsmore Heavy Anti Aircraft site
Author/originator: Ed Wilson
Date: 2003
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FORTIFICATION * A usually permanent defensive work. Use specific type where known. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument DEFENCE * This is the top term for the class. See DEFENCE Class List for narrow terms. back
monument GUN EMPLACEMENT * A fortified site in which a gun, mortar or cannon is positioned. back
monument AIRCRAFT * An aircraft, either whole or in part. Aircraft often survive as commemorative monuments, gate guardians or crash sites. back
monument ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY * A site containing one or more artillery pieces and/or rocket launchers for firing at enemy aircraft. back
monument BATTERY * A site where guns, mortars or searchlights are mounted. Use specific type where known. back

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