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HER Number:MDV102690
Name:Two craters in Shingle Slack, Braunton Burrows

Summary

Two pits, visible as circular earthworks on aerial photographs from 1945, are interpreted as craters associated with Second World War military training activities by the U.S. Army. The earthworks are likely to suvive as scrub filled hollows.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 455 327
Map Sheet:SS43SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBraunton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRAUNTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/102, NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5014-5015 17-JAN-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349060.

Two circular earthwork pits are visible.


Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF/80/744, NMR RAF/80/744 0037-0038 13-SEP-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349746.

The craters are visible as earthworks.


Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89115, NMR OS/89115 282-283 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349086.

One pit is visible as an earthwork.


Environment Agency, 2006-2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4532NE Environment Agency D0072686 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007 (Cartographic). SDV349850.

Two circular scrubby areas are visible.


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

Two pits, circa 11 metres in diameter, are visible as circular earthworks on aerial photographs from 1945 and as circular scrubby areas on Lidar images derived from data captured in 2006-2007. They are likely to be bomb craters associated with the use of Braunton Burrows by the U.S. Army for D-Day training in the Second Word War. Sited within an area of flatter ground in Shingle Slack, they are possibly associated with the adjacent training aids 35 and 36 and an earthwork bank approximately 75 metres to the east. The earthworks are visible until 1958, after which only one remains visible to 1989, although the earthworks are likely to survive as scrub filled hollows.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349018Interpretation: 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.
Linked documents:1
SDV349060Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/102. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5014-5015 17-JAN-1945. [Mapped features: #62169 ; #62170 ]
SDV349086Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89115. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89115 282-283 04-MAY-1989.
SDV349746Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF/80/744. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/80/744 0037-0038 13-SEP-1958.
SDV349850Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006-2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4532NE Environment Agency D0072686 03-NOV-2006 to 03-FEB-2007.

Associated Monuments

MDV57283Part 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:Jul 7 2017 12:31PM

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