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| HER Number: | MDV103365 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Depot Near Mortehoe Station |
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Summary
A probable military compound is visible to the north-west of Mortehoe Station on aerial photographs dating from 1946 to 1947 and may have been part of a Second World War redistribution centre. The area has been redeveloped and housing had replaced the complex by 1989.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 483 439 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44SE/116
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT PLATFORM (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
- MILITARY DEPOT (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 19/05/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2082 3072-3073 19-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350392.
Three structures are visible, linked to the road by a trackway.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3280-3281 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
Three low flat rectangular structures are visible within a compound and linked to the road by established trackways.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, NMR OS/89114 679-680 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.
The site has been redeveloped for housing.
Bass, R. T., 2005, Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition, 105 (Monograph). SDV325697.
Morthoe Station still exists with some wartime storage buildings nearby to the east of Area 'M' of the World War II US Assault Training Centre at Morte Point.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A probable military compound is visible to the north-west of Mortehoe Station on aerial photographs dating from 1946 to 1947. A curvilinear trackway, approximately 6 metres in width, accesses three probable concrete hut bases – two of circa 4.5 by 10 metres in size and one larger at 32 by 10 metres with possible porches at each of the short ends. These were probably the bases for temporary huts associated with Second World War military activity, presumably redistribution, at Mortehoe Station. A roughly rectangular and possibly levelled area immediately north of the structures was probably associated. The area has been redeveloped and housing had replaced the complex by 1989.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325697 | Monograph: Bass, R. T.. 2005. Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition. Spirits of the Sand. A5 Paperback. 105. |
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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 3280-3281 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #62840 ] |
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| SDV350315 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89114. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89114 679-680 04-MAY-1989. |
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| SDV350392 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 19/05/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2082 3072-3073 19-MAY-1947. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57333 | Related to: Morte Point Area M of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 5 2012 11:00AM |
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