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| HER Number: | MDV103070 |
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| Name: | Post Second World War structures for military training on Braunton Burrows. |
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Summary
A network of Cold War period probable military practise barriers are visible as structures on aerial photographs taken in 1956. They are since likely to have been engulfed by establishing vegetation and shifting sand dunes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 452 348 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARRIER (Cold War - 1946 AD to 1991 AD (Between))
Full description
Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 1956, CUCAP TK, CUCAP TK40 22-JUL-1956 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350420.
Several linear features are visible as probable structures. Location is approximate.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
At least four rows of curvilinear structures are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1956, roughly parallel to the north to south aligned road through the Burrows. Three are close together and the fourth is sited some distance to the west, with a build up of sand against it. The features are likely to be a result of military training activity on Braunton Burrows in the Cold War period and may be associated with trenches near the shoreline to the west. The structures are not visible on later aerial photographs, and are likely to have been engulfed by establishing vegetation and shifting sand dunes. The location of the features is approximate and the structures have not been transcribed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011-2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV350420 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. 1956. CUCAP TK. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. Photograph (Paper). CUCAP TK40 22-JUL-1956. [Mapped features: #62570 ; #62571 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV102990 | Related to: Post Second World War earthworks for military training on Braunton Burrows. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2020 5:53PM |
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