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| HER Number: | MDV102701 |
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| Name: | US Army Assault Training Centre ‘Hedgehog’ Site 7H, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A small structure of probable Second World War date is visible on Braunton Burrows on aerial photographs of 1946. The structure is possibly the site of Training Aid 7H, as depicted on a U.S. Army plan of the ‘Hedgehog’ component of the Second World War Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 450 363 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (ASSAULT TRAINING) (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3003-3004 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A small, sub-square structure is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small structure of probable Second World War date is visible on Braunton Burrows on aerial photographs of 1946. The structure appears irregular in shape, but this may be due to vegetation used as camouflage. It measures circa 5 metres square and is possibly the site of Training Aid 7H, as depicted on a U.S. Army plan of the ‘Hedgehog’ component of the Second World War Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows. Two very similar sites, possibly sites 12H and 9H can be seen circa 95 and 190 metres to the southeast.
The structure is not readily identifiable on any later aerial photographs available to the survey and has either been deliberately demolished or obscured by shifting sand dunes.
Remains of this site might have been previously recorded as either MDV77515 or MDV77632.
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 3003-3004 13-MAY-1946. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
| MDV57316 | Part of: Braunton Burrows, Training Hedgehog (Monument) |
| MDV77515 | Related to: Site of Pillbox, Braunton Burrows Training Hedgehog (Monument) |
| MDV77632 | Related to: Structure, Braunton Burrows Military Training Area (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:32PM |
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