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| HER Number: | MDV103384 |
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| Name: | Trackways North of Woolacombe Station |
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Summary
Tracks of bare earth are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and may be associated with the Second World War military training exercises in Borough Wood. The tracks seem to have been insubstantial and gone by 1947.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 484 445 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRACKWAY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
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.
The tracks are not visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3281-3282 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A network of eroded trackways is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Tracks of bare earth are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and fanning out to the north-west of Borough Farm, with at least four access points into Borough Wood. The tracks are widespread and may be associated with the several Second World War camps in the vicinity (MDV103142, MDV103378 and MDV103380) possibly from military training exercises in Borough Wood. The tracks are not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and were presumably shallow and short lived, as the field appears to be under pasture at this time.
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 3281-3282 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #62861 ] |
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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
| MDV57332 | Part of: Morte Bay/Woolacombe Areas G, H and L of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
| MDV132420 | Related to: Borough Farm, Mortehoe (Monument) |
| MDV103380 | Related to: Military Camp North of Woolacombe Station (Monument) |
| MDV103378 | Related to: Military Camp South of Bickenbridge (Monument) |
| MDV103142 | Related to: Second World War Camp at Lincombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 14 2022 2:17PM |
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