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| HER Number: | MDV102686 |
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| Name: | Anti-tank cubes, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
Three small square features of probable Second World War date and military function are visible as possible structures on Braunton Burrows on aerial photographs of 1946. They have been tentatively interpreted as anti-tank cubes. They are not visible on the later aerial photographs available to the survey and have probably been removed or obscured by shifting sand dunes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 460 368 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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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
- ANTI TANK BLOCK (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3005-3006 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
Three small square, possibly cuboid structures are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Three small square features of probable Second World War date and military function are visible as possible structures on Braunton Burrows on aerial photographs of 1946. They measure circa 1.5 metres square and have been tentatively interpreted as anti-tank cubes, possibly in use as training area markers. They are not visible on the later aerial photographs available to the survey and were probably removed in the years following the war or obscured by shifting sand dunes.
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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| SDV349927 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3005-3006 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #62164 ] |
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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 (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2021 4:25PM |
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