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| HER Number: | MDV104008 |
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| Name: | Slit Trench on the U.S. Army Assault Training Centre, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
A narrow trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and was probably associated with military training activity in the later years of the Second World War by U.S. forces preparing for Operation Overlord. The feature is likely to have been infilled by shifting sands after the war ended.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 449 362 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NW |
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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
- SLIT TRENCH (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3003-3004 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.
A narrow earthwork trench is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A narrow trench, 4.5 metres long and 1 metre wide, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1945. It is likely to be associated with military training activity in the later years of the Second World War by U.S. forces training for the D-Day landings. The feature is likely to have been covered by shifting sands after the war ended.
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 3003-3004 13-MAY-1946. [Mapped feature: #63493 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (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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