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| HER Number: | MDV104240 |
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| Name: | Possible Anti-Invasion Structure Between Sedgewell Cove and Burgh Island |
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Summary
A possible Second World War anti-invasion defence is visible as a submerged linear structure on aerial photographs taken in 1945. It was probably removed soon after the war ended.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 440 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3144-3145 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A linear structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 3019 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
The structure is not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
An interrupted linear structure, approximately 2 metres in width, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945, but not on later available aerial photographs. It appears to be submerged, with breaking waves obscuring parts of the structure, on the shallow sands between Sedgewell Cove and Burgh Island. It is difficult to interpret as the detail is obscured by the water, but it is possible that this was an anti-landing defence established during the early years of the Second World War. If so, it was probably removed soon after the war ended as it is not visible on the later available aerial photographs.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3144-3145 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63708 ] |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 3019 10-DEC-1946. |
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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: 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: | Nov 3 2021 4:54PM |
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