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Summary

Two possible anti-tank walls, used for military training in the later part of the Second World War, are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. They are not visible on later available aerial photographs and may have been removed or covered by shifting sands soon after the war ended.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ANTI TANK WALL (ASSAULT TRAINING)? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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/1631, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1631 3093-3094 08-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349549.

A linear structure is visible.

Cambridge University, 1948, CUCAP AX, CUCAP AX9 29-JUN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV16233.

A short section of wall is visible as a structure.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A linear structure, circa 2 by 10 metres in plan, is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s at SS4535041901. It is close to the convergence of several probable military tracks and is oriented at right angles to the shoreline. It may be a structure designed for training on the Second World War, perhaps used by the US Army in the later part of the war. Its substantial width is consistent with known anti-tank walls, but is exact function is not certain. At SS4549042411 a structure of similar size and shape may be another such wall, although it is less easy to distinguish on the 1946 and 1948 aerial photographs. Both structures appear to have been extant in 1948 but neither is visible on later available aerial photographs and they may have been removed or covered by shifting sands relatively soon after the war ended.

University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 605 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

Two possible anti-tank walls, used for military training in the later part of the Second World War, are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. They are not visible on later available aerial photographs and may have been removed or covered by

Sources / Further Reading

SDV16233	Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1948. CUCAP AX. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). CUCAP AX9 29-JUN-1948.
SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV349549	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1631. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1631 3093-3094 08-JUL-1946. [Mapped features: #62792 ; #62793 ]
SDV361978	Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 605.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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