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| HER Number: | MDV44088 |
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| Name: | World War II Observation Post at Lentney Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
The Second World War Battery Observation Post at Lentney Battery is visible as an earthwork embanked rectangular structure on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, immediately to the rear of the battery gun emplacements. No evidence of the observation post is visible on aerial photographs of 2007.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 493 494 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX44NE/4/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3110-3111 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A rectangular earthwork embanked structure is visible.
Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.
Site visit 12th December 1991. Battery observation post to the rear of Lentney Battery. Built c.1941 on the site of the original one (1905). Now demolished, the outline of the foundations are visible.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4949 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.
The Battery Observation Post is not visible. Any remains may be obscured by scrub vegetation.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
The Second World War Battery Observation Post at Lentney Battery is visible as an earthwork embanked rectangular structure on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, immediately to the east of Lentney Battery gun emplacements. The visible structure measures circa six by four metres in plan but additional elements might have been concealed by the protective earthwork. The observation post earthwork and structure are not visible on recent images available to the survey and appear to have been demolished.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145577 | Un-published: Pye, A. R.. 1991. Plymouth Defences Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV349355 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4949 22-MAY-2007. |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3110-3111 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #92065 ] |
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| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV39300 | Part of: Lentney battery, Wembury (Monument) |
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: | Mar 31 2023 10:42AM |
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