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Summary

A linear ditch is visible on 1940s aerial photographs as an earthwork. It does not span the whole field so is unlikely to be a Second World War anti-tank obstruction, but it probably had a modern military function. It is visible on aerial photographs taken in 2007, with dense scrub in the base, and survives as a substantial earthwork.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ANTI TANK DITCH (ARTIFICIAL)? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.

A linear bank is visible as an earthwork.

Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4530SW Environment Agency D0072645 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV349850.

A linear ditch is visible as an earthwork, with irregular internal features, presumably dense scrub.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4530 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.

A linear ditch is visible as an earthwork, filled with scrub growth.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A linear ditch, approximately 125 metres long and approximately 8 metres wide, is visible on 1940s aerial photographs as an earthwork. It is aligned approximately south-west to north-east and parallel to the shore, abutting the hedgebank to the east but ending approximately 8 metres from the hedgebank to the west. This suggests that it is not an anti-tank obstruction; even if there had been additional surface obstructions on its south-west end, the field is sufficiently raised from the Skern to make tank access at this location unlikely. However it is likely to have had a Second World War military function. It is visible on aerial photographs taken in 2007, filled with dense scrub, and survives as a substantial earthwork.

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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SDV349344	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4530 04-MAY-2007.
SDV349553	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946.
SDV349850	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4530SW Environment Agency D0072645 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007. [Mapped feature: #61985 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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