north though it seems unlikely that a gun was ever mounted here. Heugh Battery was mothballed in 1944 to be reopened in 1947 and shortly after QF 3.7 inch AA guns were introduced. The battery closed in 1956 with the closing of coast defence. The battery is now in the care of the Heugh Gun Battery Trust and is home to a museum and artillery collection. See also map coordinates Notes External links Heugh Gun Battery Trust Heugh Gun Battery Heugh Gun Battery Heugh Gun Battery References Norman E.H. Litchfield, The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges), Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, . Buildings and structures in Hartlepool Military and war museums in England Museums in County Durham