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Summary

Probable auxiliary hide in Pillhead wood, accessed via a shaft from a hollow tree trunk. Exact location unknown.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork remains and structures associated with Chapel Park Coal Mine dating from the late 18th century, including and engine house and Chapel Park Quarry dating to the 19th century or earlier

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/256

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• AUXILIARY HIDE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 1996, Archaeological Assessment of the DCC Bideford East-the-Water Industrial Link Road, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV18926.

Horner, W., 1996, Auxiliary Hide, Pillhead Copse (Worksheet). SDV356920.

Second World War "British Resistance" auxiliary unit bunker reported at above location. Probable hide in Pillhead wood. Accessed via a shaft from a hollow tree trunk. Approximate location.

Hannaford, N., 2015, Bideford (East the Water) Auxiliary Unit Patrol and Operational Base (Website). SDV360563.

Pillhead Copse is to the North East of East the Water. Parts of the area have been used for landfill over the years so it is assumed that any remains of OB materials are long buried.
This OB was also destroyed after the war.
The OB was known to have been accessed via a shaft through the remains of a hollow tree trunk stump.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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