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| HER Number: | MDV104517 |
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| Name: | Military Camp south of Strete |
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Summary
A temporary military camp of Second World War date is visible as a range of structures on aerial photographs of 1941, to the south of Strete.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 838 465 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Strete |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BLACKAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY CAMP (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S314H53, NMR SX 8346/2 RAF 31214/PO-070 10-JUL-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351452.
The military camp is visible as a range of structures.
United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC133, US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV 7030-31 30-DEC-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351450.
The former site is visible as a range of negative cropmarks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A temporary military camp of Second World War date is visible as a range of structures on aerial photographs of 1941, to the south of Strete. The military camp covers an area of approximately 0.94 hectares and comprise a number of temporary structures, including a total of four nissen huts positioned alongside the northwestern field boundary and a range of possible smaller structures located across the site. The structures have been removed by 1943, although traces of the former structures are visible as negative cropmarks. Remains of the site are not visible on aerial photographs after this date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351450 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC133. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV 7030-31 30-DEC-1943. |
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| SDV351452 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S314H53. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX 8346/2 RAF 31214/PO-070 10-JUL-1941. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2021 3:02PM |
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