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| HER Number: | MDV102502 |
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| Name: | Possible Training Aid, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A small square structure is visible above the shoreline on Braunton Burrows on aerial photographs of 1945. The structure is possibly a Training Aid, a mock pillbox built by the US Army as part of Second World War military training on Braunton Burrows in advance of D-Day.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 447 337 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/264/6
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
- PILLBOX (ASSAULT TRAINING) (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 square structure is clearly visible.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/133, NMR RAF/106G/LA/133 5023 15-FEB-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349062.
A square structure is clearly visible.
Bass, R. T., 2005, Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition, Pages 34-51 (Monograph). SDV325697.
This feature falls within Area B which contains a number of features unidentified from any Assault Traning Centre maps.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small structure circa 3.5 metres square is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 above the shoreline on Braunton Burrows. The function of the structure is unknown, but it resembles other structures in the immediate area which have been identified as Training Aids from a U.S. Army plan of Braunton Burrows Second World War training area. Training Aids were mock pillboxes built by the US Army as part of Second World War military training on Braunton Burrows in advance of the D-Day landings. Most training aids have been obscured by shifting sand dunes or destroyed during ongoing military training on Braunton Burrows. This structure is not visible on aerial photographs taken in later years.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325697 | Monograph: Bass, R. T.. 2005. Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition. Spirits of the Sand. A5 Paperback. Pages 34-51. |
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| 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: #61958 ] |
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| SDV349062 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/133. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/133 5023 15-FEB-1945. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:30PM |
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