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| HER Number: | MDV103927 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Structure East of HMS Cambridge |
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Summary
A small rectangular structure visible to the east of HMS Cambridge on aerial photographs of 1945 might be of Second World War date and military function.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 506 488 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 6199 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.
A small rectilinear possible structure is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A rectangular structure approximately four by two metres in size and possibly camouflaged with turf or earthwork banks is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 roughly 360 metres to the east of HMS Cambridge. The precise function of the structure is unknown but it might be of Second World War date and associated with HMS Cambridge to the west, Down Thomas Battery to the north or a possible searchlight emplacement to the east. It is not visible on any later aerial photographs available to the survey and has probably therefore been removed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351258 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/871. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/871 6199 30-SEP-1945. [Mapped feature: #63422 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 27 2021 12:56PM |
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