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Summary

A small structure in a rectilinear enclosure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and may have had a military function in the Second World War. It may survive as a roofed structure.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• STRUCTURE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

No building is depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3145-3146 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

A small building, probably with two pitched roofs, is visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, Ordnance Survey map (Cartographic). SDV349895.

No building is depicted in this location.

Ordnance Survey, 1963 - 1996, National Grid OS metric (Cartographic). SDV342278.

No building is depicted in this location.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6544 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349178.

A small, two part building 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 small structure, approximately 5 by 4 metres in size, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945. It appears to have two parts and is sited within a small rectilinear enclosure, the south side of which is indistinct, with a track to the building from the road to the west. Its temporary appearance and location overlooking the valley that leads from the beach suggests it could have been a military observation building of Second World War date. It is not depicted on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey maps, nor on the post-war (1950s-1960s) mapping, suggesting that it was constructed in the first half of the twentieth century and removed soon after the Second World War ended. However a two part pitched roof building in exactly this location is visible on later aerial photographs and appears to be extant. A site visit could clarify whether this is likely to be the building visible on the 1940s aerial photographs, and if so whether it could have had a military function.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV342278	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963 - 1996. National Grid OS metric. National Grid OS metric. Digital.
SDV349178	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6544 22-MAY-2007.
SDV349895	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. Ordnance Survey map. National Grid A edition imperial. Map (Digital).
SDV351060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3145-3146 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63699 ]
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: 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)

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