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| HER Number: | MDV48666 |
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| Name: | Anti-tank ditch to east of Bagley Hill Farm, Axminster |
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Summary
An anti-tank ditch cutting across a loop in the River Axe is clearly visible as an earthwork ditch and banks on aerial photographs taken in 1947. Two anti-tank blocks are also visible at its southern end. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 315 008 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks associated with Anti-tank defensive sites on the Taunton Stop Line, west of Bagley Hill Farm
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST30SW/118
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, CPE/UK/1974/3421 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363126.
A short stretch of anti-tank ditch cutting off a bend in the river Axe is visible on the RAF 1947 aerial photograph. Part of Taunton Stop-Line. Two concrete anti-tank obstacles are visible at its south end.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3421-3422 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
An earthwork ditch and surrounding banks are visible, with two small structures at one end.
Foot, W., 2005, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Site not recorded.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
An earthwork ditch circa 6 metres across and surrounding banks 5 metres wide is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947. Two small structures at the south-west end are probable anti-tank blocks. It is similar in morphology to other anti-tank ditches along the river that are part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3421-3422 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #93264 ] |
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| SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV360266 | Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2005. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV363126 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. CPE/UK/1974/3421. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2019 10:52AM |
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