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| HER Number: | MDV102712 |
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| Name: | Craters on the foreshore at Broadsands |
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Summary
Several craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945. They are part of the Second World War U.S. Army military training area, associated with exercises undertaken on the foreshore to prepare for Operation Overlord. The earthworks are visible in 1946 but have probably been levelled by water action since.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 467 326 |
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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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| Civil Parish | Heanton Punchardon |
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| District | North Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/221, NMR RAF/106G/LA/1221 5033-5034 15-APR-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349986.
Several craters are visible as circular earthwork pits.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/1655 4197-4198 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
Several circular pits are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Several craters, ranging in size from circa 2 metres to 7 metres, are visible as circular earthwork pits on the foreshore at Broadsands on aerial photographs taken in 1945. They are likely to be associated with U.S. Army training activities for Operation Overlord. Some appear to be newly made in April 1945, with sharp edges and upcast, whilst others have smoothed edges and seem to have become part of the creek system, indicating that they have been present for some time. They are visible on aerial photographs in 1946 but not on later available aerial photographs, presumably having been levelled by natural processes.
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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| SDV349986 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/221. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/1221 5033-5034 15-APR-1945. [Mapped features: #62204 ; #62205 ; #62206 ; #62207 ; #62208 ; #62209 ; #62210 ; #62211 ; #62212 ] |
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| SDV349996 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/1655 4197-4198 11-JUL-1946. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV102705 | Part of: Military training area between Broadsands and Crow Point, Braunton Burrows. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2023 9:50AM |
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