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| HER Number: | MDV103367 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Structure North of Mortehoe Station |
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Summary
A possible Second World War military building is visible as a square structure on aerial photographs dating from 1946 to 1947. The structure may have been removed soon after the war ended.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 484 439 |
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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
- STRUCTURE (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.
A small square structure is visible.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
No structure is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3280-3281 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A small square structure is visible adjacent to the railway.
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, NMR OS/89114 679-680 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.
The structure is not visible.
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 small square structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, adjacent to the railway line north of Mortehoe Station. Its function is not known, but it is not depicted on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey map and is therefore perhaps more likely to be a Second World War military structure such as a pillbox rather than a railway box or similar civil infrastructure building. The structure is not visible on later available aerial photographs and may have been removed soon after the war ended.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| 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: #62842 ] |
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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 10:59AM |
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