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| HER Number: | MDV102936 |
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| Name: | Possible military structure on Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A roughly circular possible structure is visible in a rectangular level area next to the Second World War roadway on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1952. It is not visible on earlier aerial photographs and its function is not known, although probably associated with the U.S. Army’s Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows. Remains may survive below the sand.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 455 333 |
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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
- 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
- STRUCTURE? (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/1655 4195-4196 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A rectangular platform is visible as an earthwork with a possible structure of roughly circular plan within it.
Royal Air Force, 1952, RAF/540/949, NMR RAF/540/1949 5036-5037 24-NOV-1952 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349761.
A rectangular platform is visible as an earthwork with a possible structure within.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A sub-rectangular earthwork platform, 16 by 25 metres, is visible on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1952, with a possible circular structure, 6 metres in diameter, within. It is sited immediately to the south of a Second Word War military trackway associated with the U.S. Army’s Second World War Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows. The features are not visible on earlier available aerial photographs and may be military features associated with training late in the war, but their exact function is not known. There may be remains buried beneath shifting sand dunes.
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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| SDV349761 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1952. RAF/540/949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/540/1949 5036-5037 24-NOV-1952. |
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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 4195-4196 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #62439 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part 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 12:32PM |
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