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| HER Number: | MDV103312 |
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| Name: | Platform on Woolacombe Warren |
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Summary
A level semi-circular area is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. It is likely to be early twentieth century data and may be a viewpoint. It is not readily discernable on later available aerial photographs but may survive as an earthwork.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 455 424 |
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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
- LOOKOUT? (Edwardian to Mid 20th Century - 1904 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
- PLATFORM (Edwardian to Mid 20th Century - 1904 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
No features are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4024-4025 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A semi-circular platform is visible as an earthwork.
Cambridge University, 1948, CUCAP AX, CUCAP AX9 29-JUN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV16233.
A semi-circular platform is clearly visible cut into the slope.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A level semi-circular area, roughly 17 metres in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. It is located close to numerous probable military sites, but may itself be civil in origin, perhaps recreational such as a viewpoint. It is not depicted on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey mapping and is likely to date to the first half of the twentieth century. It is not readily discernable on later available aerial photographs but may survive as an earthwork.
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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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| 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: #62785 ] |
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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 (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2020 5:55PM |
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