Monument record 0670500000 - Silverstone Racing Circuit

Summary

Remains of concrete blocks, probably World War II barrage balloon moorings, discovered during watching brief

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Type and Period (1)

  • BARRAGE BALLOON SITE (Modern - 1941 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Description

A group of nine concrete blocks, each with a metal loop set into the top and probably moorings for WWII barrage balloons, were recorded in Field 3 during a watching brief carried out by Northants Archaeology in February and March 2002 (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC19647 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2002. Silverstone Racing Circuit, Luffield Abbey…Archaeological Watching Brief and Trial Excavation.

Location

Grid reference SP 66965 41857 (point) (Estimated from sources)
Civil Parish LUFFIELD ABBEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief (EBC16024)

Record last edited

Sep 22 2015 3:08PM

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