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| HER Number: | MDV102499 |
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| Name: | Possible Second World War Structure |
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Summary
A small square earthwork mound or bank on Braunton Burrows, visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s, could be a military training structure of Second World War date. The possible structure is not visible on later aerial photographs and it must be considered potentially natural in origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 449 333 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows and nineteenth century reclaimed field system on Braunton Marsh NW of Horsey Island
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE? (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/102, NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5007-8 17-JAN-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349060.
A small roughly square earthwork is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small earthwork on Braunton Burrows, visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s, could be evidence of an earthwork protected military training structure of Second World War date. The visible earthwork measures less than six metres square. No earthwork or uncovered structure is identifiable on later aerial photographs in this location. Any such feature might have been removed or demolished; this might related this feature to monument MDV77528. Alternatively it must be considered possible that this possible earthwork feature is a natural dune formation and not archaeological in origin.
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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| SDV349060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/102. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5007-8 17-JAN-1945. [Mapped feature: #61954 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
| MDV77528 | Related to: Pillbox, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 11 2022 9:03AM |
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