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| HER Number: | MDV102671 |
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| Name: | Possible vehicle standings next to mock-up landing craft, Braunton Burrows. |
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Summary
Two rectangular features are visible as slight earthwork pits on aerial photographs between 1945 and 2010. They are tentatively interpreted as hard standing for military vehicles involved in training exercises at the mock landing craft in the Second World War. Earthworks are likely to survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 463 331 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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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/264/12
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HARD STANDING (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/102, NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5015-5016 17-JAN-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349060.
Two rectangular features are visible as slight earthwork pits.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4633 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.
One of the rectangular features is visible as a slight earthwork pit.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Two rectangular features are visible as slight earthwork pits on aerial photographs between 1945 and 2010. Measuring circa 14 by 45 metres and 10 by 55 metres and perpendicular to the nearby road known as D Lane, it is likely that these features were associated with Second World War military training at the nearby landing craft mock-ups by the U.S. Army. Their exact use is not known, but they appear paler and perhaps therefore drier than the surrounding ground, suggesting that they could be compacted ground or hard standing, perhaps for mustering of military vehicles. The features are likely to survive as earthworks.
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 5015-5016 17-JAN-1945. [Mapped feature: #62151 ] |
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| SDV349899 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4633 08-APR-2010. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57287 | Part of: Mockup Training Area, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
| MDV74040 | Related to: Mock Landing Craft Mechanised (LCMs), South of D Lane, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
| MDV102678 | Related to: Mock Landing Craft Tank, South of D Lane, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:31PM |
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