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HER Number: | MDV102372 |
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Name: | Possible military structure, Hartland Point |
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Summary
A structure of possible military function and Cold World War date is visible as a structure on the steep and rocky coastal slopes at Hartland Point. The structure has been removed by June 1959.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 231 277 |
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Map Sheet: | SS22NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Hartland |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING (World War II to XX - 1945 AD to 1959 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/S767, NMR RAF S/767 6084-5 15-FEB-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349058.
The structure is not visible and the coastal slope appears undamaged.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2553, NMR RAF/58/2553 PT2 0192-193 29-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349117.
A small structure is visible cut into the coastal slopes east of Hartland Point.
Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/58/2984, NMR RAF/58/2984 F22 0128-0129 30-JUN-1959 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349064.
The structure appears to have been removed by June 1959.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A structure of possible military function and Cold War date is visible as a structure on the steep and rocky coastal slopes at Hartland Point. The small rectangular structure is not visible on aerial photographs of Second World War date and has been removed by June 1959. The rock-cut terrace in which the structure sat remains visible.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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SDV349058 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/S767. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF S/767 6084-5 15-FEB-1942. |
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SDV349064 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1959. RAF/58/2984. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/2984 F22 0128-0129 30-JUN-1959. |
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SDV349117 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF 58/2553. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/2553 PT2 0192-193 29-AUG-1958. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
Date Last Edited: | May 25 2012 3:09PM |
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