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| HER Number: | MDV103311 |
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| Name: | Possible Pillbox on Woolacombe Warren |
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Summary
A probable military training or observation strcture is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. It was probably removed relatively soon after the war and is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1964.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 455 422 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1631 3093-3094 08-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A small square structure is visible.
Cambridge University, 1948, CUCAP AX, CUCAP AX9 29-JUN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV16233.
A possible structure is just visible.
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF 543/2821 F66, NMR RAF/S43/2821 F66 0220-0221 27-APR-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350307.
The structure is not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small structure, circa 4.5 metres square, is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. It appears to be linked to the road by a short track circa 17 metres long. It could be one of several mock pillboxes constructed at Woolacombe for US Army training activities in the latter part of the Second World War. However it may be the triangulation post built of concrete blocks to observe the accuracy of bombing practise at sea earlier in the war, recorded by Gunn (1999) at Marine Drive. It appears to be extant in 1948 but was probably removed relatively soon after the war ended as it is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1964.
Gunn, B., n.d. [1999], Tales of Old Woolacombe, 44 (Monograph). SDV350728.
Triangulation post of concrete blocks was built at Barracane around 1940, and also at Putsborough and Marine Drive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV16233 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1948. CUCAP AX. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). CUCAP AX9 29-JUN-1948. |
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| 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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| SDV349996 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1631 3093-3094 08-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #62784 ] |
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| SDV350307 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF 543/2821 F66. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/S43/2821 F66 0220-0221 27-APR-1964. |
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| SDV350728 | Monograph: Gunn, B.. n.d. [1999]. Tales of Old Woolacombe. Tales of Old Woolacombe. 44. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 7 2012 5:12PM |
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