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| HER Number: | MDV103330 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Structures on Woolacombe Down |
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Summary
At least three rows of possble post structures are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. They are likely to be of Second World War date, although their exact function and current survival is not clear.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 456 412 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Georgeham |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GEORGEHAM |
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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
- STRUCTURE? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3140-3141 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
At least three rows of possible small structures are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
At least three rows of pale features are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. Their structure is not clear but they resemble a grid of posts interpreted as Second World War military training features on Woolacombe Warren (MDV103309). Up to 10 posts, less than a metre in diameter, are visible in each row, spaced at approximately 5 to 6 metres apart and covering up to 55 metres in length, aligned parallel to the trackway on the south. Their exact function and current survival is not clear; they are not visible on later available aerial photographs.
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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| SDV349927 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3140-3141 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #62800 ] |
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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 26 2012 6:46PM |
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