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| HER Number: | MDV102513 |
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| Name: | A possible section of the America Road, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A section of former trackway of probable Second World War date and military function is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1945, crossing Braunton Burrows. It might be a former section of the U.S. Army’s Assault Training Centre infrastructure known as the American Road.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 447 342 |
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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
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/102, RAF/106G/LA/102 5018-5019 17-JAN-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349060.
An earthwork trackway or road is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4434 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.
The trackways partly coincide with extant routes..
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A section of former trackway of probable Second World War date and military function is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1945, crossing Braunton Burrows in a west to east direction from the coast. The track might be a former section of the American Road, the transport infrastructure within the U.S. Army’s Second World War Assault Training Centre on the Burrows. In January 1945 the track is visible as a linear earthwork but does not appear heavily used, and might have already passed out of use. The earthwork does not appear to correspond with trackways in use visible on recent aerial photographs. Other sections of Second World War trackway have been recorded to the east and south, some of which have remained partly in use.
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). RAF/106G/LA/102 5018-5019 17-JAN-1945. |
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| SDV349344 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4434 04-MAY-2007. |
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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
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2017 5:02PM |
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