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| HER Number: | MDV104344 |
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| Name: | Second World War Anti-Invasion Obstruction, Thurlstone Sands |
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Summary
A Second World War anti-Invasion barbed wire beach obstruction is visible as a temporary structure on Thurlstone Sands on aerial photographs of 1942. It is not visible on later aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 676 415 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Huish |
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| Civil Parish | South Milton |
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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
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (World War II - 1939 AD to 1942 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF S762/H70, SX 6741/5-7 MSO 31279/PO3092-4 12-FEB-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351483.
A barbed wire obstruction is visible as a temporary structure.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 4124-4125 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
The barbed wire obstruction 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.
A Second World War anti-Invasion barbed wire beach obstruction is visible as a linear temporary structure, above the high water mark on Thurlstone Sands on aerial photographs of 1942. It is not visible aerial photographs of November 1945. It is probable little evidence of this temporary defence survives in-situ.
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 4124-4125 01-NOV-1945. |
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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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| SDV351483 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF S762/H70. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). SX 6741/5-7 MSO 31279/PO3092-4 12-FEB-1942. [Mapped feature: #63816 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104351 | Related to: Second World War Anti-invasion Defences , Thurlestone Sands (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: | Nov 12 2021 2:04PM |
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