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| HER Number: | MDV103303 |
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| Name: | Possible Hut Platforms on Woolacombe Warren |
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Summary
Two possible hut platforms are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946. They and other nearby features are likely to be associated with Second World War activity at Woolacombe. They may since have been obscured by shifting sand dunes or vegetation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 456 426 |
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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
- HUT PLATFORM? (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.
Two roughly rectangular level platforms are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 2007, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SS4442 Environment Agency D0086290 29-30-SEP-2007 (Cartographic). SDV350308.
The earthworks are not clearly discernable.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Two level rectangular areas, roughly 6 by 14 and 10 by 20 metres in size, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. They are likely to be terraces, possibly hut platforms for temporary military structures associated with Second World War activity at Woolacombe, and to be linked to numerous other military structures in the vicinity. They are not readily discernable on later aerial photographs and may have been obscured by shifting sand dunes or vegetation.
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: #62779 ] |
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| SDV350308 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2007. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS4442 Environment Agency D0086290 29-30-SEP-2007. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103382 | Related to: Military Tracks on the Dunes Above Woolacombe Sands (Monument) |
| MDV103307 | Related to: Possible Military Building South of Woolacombe (Monument) |
| MDV103310 | Related to: Possible Military Earthwork on Woolacombe Warren (Monument) |
| MDV103309 | Related to: Possible Military Structures on Woolacombe Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2012 1:24PM |
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