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| HER Number: | MDV103282 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Building at Barracane Beach, Woolacombe |
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Summary
A square structure, visible on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1958, may have had a military purpose in the Second World War. It is likely to have been removed by 1989.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 454 442 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4024-4025 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A small square structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2555, NMR RAF/P58/2555 PSFO-P1 0367-0368 SS4643/3-SS4643/4 01-SEP-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350309.
A small structure is visible with a slightly sloping roof.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, NMR OS/89114 676-677 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.
The structure is not visible.
British Broadcasting Corporation, 2006, WW2 People's War, http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/94/a1969194.shtml (Website). SDV350519.
Three observation posts were set up at Barricane , Marine Drive and Putsborough run by the WRAF to triangulate the impact of the bombs.' woolacombegirl, BBC People's War, 04-NOV-2003
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small square building is visible as a structure on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1958, on Barracane Beach. The later oblique photograph seems to show a slightly sloping roof, suggesting that it is not a pillbox, although it may be associated with a similarly sized structure to the south on the higher ground. It is possible that this was also a military building created during the Second World War to monitor and defend against military activity along the coast. It is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1989 and may have been demolished or allowed to collapse.
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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| SDV349996 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4024-4025 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #62756 ] |
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| SDV350309 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF 58/2555. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/P58/2555 PSFO-P1 0367-0368 SS4643/3-SS4643/4 01-SEP-1958. |
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| SDV350315 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89114. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89114 676-677 04-MAY-1989. |
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| SDV350519 | Website: British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006. WW2 People's War. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/. Website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/94/a1969194.shtml. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 22 2012 5:03PM |
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