Hadston Carrs searchlight base (Togston)
Searchlight base at Hadston Carrs, Togston. Photo by Glasgow University.
This is the concrete base for a powerful searchlight which was used to search for attacking German planes during World War II (1939-45). It stands on the beach and is now in very poor condition.
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Second World War (1939 to 1945)
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
FIELD OBSERVATION, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
FIELD OBSERVATION, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
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