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| HER Number: | MDV72234 |
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| Name: | Whitestone, ROC post |
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Summary
Site of ROC post for Whitestone.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 865 947 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whitestone |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITESTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Wood, D., 1992, Attack Warning Red, 286 (Monograph). SDV143823.
Renamed Whitestone from Crediton after resite in November 1953.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War, 201 (Report - non-specific). SDV324255.
Site of Royal Observer Corps ROC post. Resited to location in November 1953 from SS827001 (PRN: 72233), Elavated ORLIT post was required for resite. Underground by June 1959 and closed by October 1968.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143823 | Monograph: Wood, D.. 1992. Attack Warning Red. Attack Warning Red. Unknown. 286. |
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| SDV324255 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. XI.1 & XI.2. A4 Bound + Digital. 201. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72233 | Related to: Crediton, ROC post (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:27PM |
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