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| HER Number: | MDV103994 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Structure on Beacon Hill |
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Summary
A rectangular structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945, and may have been a temporary military building used during the Second World War and removed soon afterwards.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 573 468 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton and Noss |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLBETON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX54NE/62
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
No structure is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3109-3110 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A rectangular 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 4.5 metres in width and 11 metres long, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945. Its size and shape are broadly consistent with an interpretation as a Nissen-type hut and this may have been a temporary building with military function during the Second World War. It is possible that it was deliberately sited inland from the nearby ruinous square building depicted on maps from the mid nineteenth century (MDV70180), perhaps to mask it from view on the seaward side. It is not visible on any other available aerial photographs and is likely to have been removed soon after the war ended.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3109-3110 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63480 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV70180 | Related to: Ruin of former Pleasure House on Beacon Hill, Newton and Noss (Monument) |
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: | May 30 2013 4:27PM |
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