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| HER Number: | MDV103307 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Building South of Woolacombe |
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Summary
A possible Nissen-type hut, visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, may be associated with Second World War military activity on Woolacombe Warren. Only the platform was visible in 1948 and this may have been removed or covered by sand or vegetation by 1958.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 456 427 |
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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
- SHELTER? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3277-3278 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A curved roofed structure is visible.
Cambridge University, 1948, CUCAP AX, CUCAP AX9 29-JUN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV16233.
A rectangular platform is visible as a structure.
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.
No structure is visible in this location.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A curved roofed structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, adjacent to several structures and earthworks interpreted as possible military features. By 1948 only a platform is visible in this location, the superstructure having been removed by this point, and no visible remains are identifiable on aerial photographs dating from 1958. The structure could be an open-fronted shelter, although at circa 11 by 5 metres it is consistent with an interpretation as a Nissen hut, and the base visible in 1948 could well be concrete. Remains of the platform may survive within the dunes or beneath vegetation cover.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV16233 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1948. CUCAP AX. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). CUCAP AX9 29-JUN-1948. |
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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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| SDV349927 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3277-3278 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #62780 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV103381 | Part of: Area H of the US Army Assault Training Centre, Woolacombe Sands (Monument) |
| MDV103299 | Related to: Hut platforms on Woolacombe Warren (Monument) |
| MDV103312 | Related to: Platform on Woolacombe Warren (Monument) |
| MDV103303 | Related to: Possible Hut Platforms 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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