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| HER Number: | MDV102735 |
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| Name: | Possible sections of military roadways at Crow Point |
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Summary
Several sections of former trackway of probable Second World War date and military function are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1945. They are probably sections of the U.S. Army’s Assault Training Centre infrastructure between the assembly and embarkation areas at Crow Point and Broadsands. Almost all of this area has since been lost to coastal erosion.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 464 320 |
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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
- ROAD (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/221, NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5029-5030 15-APR-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349986.
A network of earthwork trackways or roads are visible.
Bass, R. T., 2005, Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition, 23-24 (Monograph). SDV325697.
Two of the roads are shown in schematised form on an unattributed plan, marked 'restricted', of the Assembly Area at Crow Point.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4631 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.
Most of this area has been lost to coastal erosion.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Several sections of trackway of probable Second World War date and military function are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1945, leading to and across the neck of Crow Point. It is likely that they are sections of former transport infrastructure within the U.S. Army’s Second World War Assault Training Centre. The complex covers approximately 500 metres, providing access from Broadsands to the outer part of Crow Neck, and from the main training areas to the assembly point for embarkation training. Much of the area has been lost to coastal erosion, and the trackways on the remaining areas are not in use, although some sections of earthwork may survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325697 | Monograph: Bass, R. T.. 2005. Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition. Spirits of the Sand. A5 Paperback. 23-24. |
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| 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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| SDV349899 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4631 08-APR-2010. |
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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 5029-5030 15-APR-1945. [Mapped feature: #62231 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV102736 | Part of: Assembly Area for embarkation exercises at the Assault Training Centre at Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 4 2012 12:56PM |
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