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| HER Number: | MDV103368 |
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| Name: | Platform North-East of Mortehoe Station |
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Summary
A roughly square platform is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 1946 to 2010. It may have been associated with Second World War military activity.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 484 438 |
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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
- PLATFORM (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 large roughly square platform is visible as an earthwork.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3280-3281 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A dark poorly defined area is visible, but its form is not clear.
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.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4843 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.
A large roughly square earthwork terrace or platform is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A sub-square platform, terraced into the slope and roughly 50 metres across, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs between 1947 and 2010. Although not clearly visible on 1946 aerial photographs, a dark indistinct mark in this location could indicate the site of the earthwork, which could therefore be of Second World War date. Bass records military storage facilities around Mortehoe Station in this vicinity during the war and this platform may be associated with military redistribution. It is still visible as a substantial earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 2010.
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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| SDV349899 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4843 08-APR-2010. |
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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. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #62843 ] |
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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 1 2016 8:00AM |
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