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| HER Number: | MDV103971 |
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| Name: | Second World War Site, North East of Renney Battery |
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Summary
Slit trenches and possible building footings of probable Second World War date are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as earthwork ditches and probable structures, to the north-east of Renney Battery. The function of the site is unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 495 490 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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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 SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.
Slit trenches and pale, oval and rectangular possible structure bases are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1952, RAF/540/689, RAF/540/689 V 5061-5062 11-MAY-1952 SDV350201 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350201.
The slit trenches and possible structure bases are not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Three slit trenches and two or three possible building footings up to four metres in diameter, of probable Second World War date, are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as earthwork ditches and probable structures, in a field to the north-east of Renney Battery and adjacent to the camp or barracks associated with the battery. The presence of levelled platforms or terraces might support the interpretation that mobile equipment was in use at this site, but the function of the site is unknown. The elements of the site are not visible by 1952 and have presumably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350201 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1952. RAF/540/689. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/689 V 5061-5062 11-MAY-1952 SDV350201. |
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| 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 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945. [Mapped feature: #63459 ] |
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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 1:42PM |
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