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Summary

Practise trenches possibly of First World War date are visible as earthwork ditches on Teignmouth Golf Course, on aerial photographs of 1946. The trenches have been largely levelled but elements survive as subtle earthwork banks and ditches.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97NW/95

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PRACTICE TRENCH (World War I - 1914 AD to 1918 AD (Between))

Full description

RAF, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287728.

Linear features visible on 1946 aph (raf).

MARTYN, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287729.

Local golfer reports digging of practice trenches in this area during wwi.(martyn).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287732.

Des=martyn, m. /(9/1/1992)/as above.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV287733.

Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1890(10/12/1946)/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV287734.

Des=ea/haldon ridge survey archive/(9/7/1996)/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

Vis=13/3/1996 (ea) low ban visible 1.5m wide, 34m long, 0.2m max high. Runs roughly e-w curving slightly.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3083-3084 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

Linear ditches are visible as earthworks.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/520, RAF/541/520 4015-4016 13-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352112.

The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SX9175 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Elements of linear ditch are visible as subtle earthworks.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Earthwork ditches laid out in intersecting linear and crenelated sections are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks 1.5 to 2.5m wide extending over circa 0.5ha of Teignmouth Golf Course.
The ditches are probably practice trenches of First World War date. The ditches appear to have been completely levelled on aerial photographs of 1950, but elements can be seen to survive as subtle earthwork banks and ditches on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV287728	Migrated Record: RAF.
SDV287729	Migrated Record: MARTYN.
SDV287732	Migrated Record:
SDV287733	Aerial Photograph:
SDV287734	Migrated Record:
SDV352112	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/520. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/520 4015-4016 13-MAY-1950.
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3083-3084 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #116035 ]
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SX9175 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV79	Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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