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| HER Number: | MDV103005 |
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| Name: | Second World War Troop Shelter, Baggy Point |
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Summary
The site of a troop shelter, part of Area F of the US Army Second World War Assault Training Centre on Baggy Point, is visible as a low rectangular earthwork enclosure on aerial photographs of the 1940s. The shelter is located on the northern edge of a large relict quarry pit and is recorded as being constructed of sandbags. No evidence of the shelter can be seen on later aerial photographs available to the survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 422 408 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Georgeham |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GEORGEHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE (World War II - 1942 AD to 1944 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/132, NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5009 14-FEB-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349061.
The possible troop shelter is visible as a rectangular spread of material, probably sandbags.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/1501 3136 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
The possible troop shelter is visible as a rectangular spread of material, probably sandbags.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
The site of a troop shelter, part of Area F of the US Army Second World War Assault Training Centre on Baggy Point, is visible as a low rectangular earthwork enclosure on aerial photographs of 1945 and 1946, measuring roughly five by three metres internally. The shelter is located at circa SS42244080, on the northern edge of a large relict quarry pit. Richard Bass records the shelter as being constructed of sandbags. No evidence of the shelter can be seen on later aerial photographs available to the survey.
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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| SDV349061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/132. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5009 14-FEB-1945. |
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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/1501 3136 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #62505 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21118 | Part of: Baggy Point Area F of US Army Second World War Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2017 5:08PM |
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