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| HER Number: | MDV102732 |
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| Name: | Probable military platforms or markers at Broadsands |
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Summary
A row of white structures is visible on aerial photographs dating to 1945. They superficially resemble bombing range markers but their function is not known. They are not visible on available earlier or later aerial photographs and are likely to have been temporary structures erected for a particular purpose in the late stages of the Second World War. Remains may survive within the sand, but it is likely that these features were removed in the 1940s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 465 322 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMBING RANGE MARKER? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
- TRAINING STRUCTURE? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/221, NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5031-5032 15-APR-1945NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5029-5030 15-APR-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349986.
A line of white rectangular and T-shaped structures are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A row of white structures, rectangular or T-shaped in plan, is visible on Broadsands on aerial photographs dating to 1945. Covering almost 400 metres, with a T-shaped structure at each end and three rectangular structures, each measuring 3 by 0.5 metres, between them, they superficially resemble bombing range markers. They are not visible on available earlier or later aerial photographs and are likely to have been temporary structures erected for a particular purpose in the late stages of the Second World War. Remains may survive within the sand, but it is likely that these features were removed in the 1940s.
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/221 5031-5032 15-APR-1945NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5029-5030 15-APR-1945. [Mapped feature: #62228 ] |
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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
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 3 2012 6:18PM |
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