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| HER Number: | MDV104004 |
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| Name: | Training Aid 23, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A small structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, one of three similar structures in the proximity, and is probably Training Aid 23 as depicted on U.S. Army plans of the Second World War military training area. It is likely to be a mock pillbox. The structure is likely to have been demolished or obscured by shifting dunes in the immediate post-war period, but a mound with concrete remains were visible here during ground survey in 2009.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 452 330 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (ASSAULT TRAINING) (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/102, NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5018-5019 17-JAN-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349060.
A small structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/1420 3401-3402 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.
A small structure is visible.
Passmore, A. J., 2009, Braunton Burrows Higher Level Environmental Stewardship Scheme. Archaeological Survey 2009 (Report - Survey). SDV344652.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A small structure circa 4 metres square is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1946. This is one of three similar structures in the proximity and is probably Training Aid 23 as depicted on U.S. Army plans of the Second World War military training area. It is likely to be a dummy pillbox. The structure is not visible on later available aerial photographs, so it is likely to have been demolished or obscured by shifting dunes in the immediate post-war period. Scattered concrete remnants found by Richard Bass at SS45233304, and an irregularly-shaped mound containing some exposed concrete rubble including pieces with impressions of shuttering (recorded by Passmore at SS45230133053), may be remains of this feature.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344652 | Report - Survey: Passmore, A. J.. 2009. Braunton Burrows Higher Level Environmental Stewardship Scheme. Archaeological Survey 2009. Exeter Archaeology Report. 09.113. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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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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| SDV349060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/102. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5018-5019 17-JAN-1945. [Mapped feature: #63489 ] |
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| SDV349553 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/1420 3401-3402 15-APR-1946. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57338 | Part of: Three Pillboxes at Pebble Slack, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
| MDV57338 | Related to: Three Pillboxes at Pebble Slack, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
| MDV57338 | Part of: Three Pillboxes at Pebble Slack, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
| MDV57338 | Related to: Three Pillboxes at Pebble Slack, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:33PM |
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