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| HER Number: | MDV112388 |
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| Name: | Slit Trench to the West of Uphams Plantation |
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Summary
A possible slit trench of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork ditch and banked feature on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 041 867 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bicton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLIT TRENCH (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3172-73 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The slit trench is visible as an earthwork ditch and banked feature.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY0486 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.
The possible former slit trench is visible as an earthwork ditch.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A possible slit trench of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork ditch and banked feature on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the west of Uphams Plantation. The east to west aligned earthwork comprises a linear ditch, measuring approximately 23m in length, which is flanked to the north and south by two possible earthwork banks. The trench is likely associated with the infantry training exercises carried out on Woodbury Common during the Second World War, part of Dalditch camp located to the south. The earthwork ditch remains visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY0486 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
Earthworks of a ditch and bank are visible.
Sims, R., 2020, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
Earthworks of a linear ditch flanked to the south by a bank, both circa 20m by 3m, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 3172-73 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #71784 ] |
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| SDV356259 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY0486 22-MAY-2010. |
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| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY0486 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R.. 2020. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15101 | Related to: Dalditch Camp. World War Two Army Training Camp, Infantry Training Centre (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 29 2020 12:47PM |
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