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HER Number: | MDV104346 |
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Name: | Military Structure on Cockleridge Ham |
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Summary
A small structure is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1941 and 1951. It may have been a Second World War pillbox defending the estuary, and remains may survive in the intertidal zone or beneath tree cover.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 665 440 |
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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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Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Military features dating to World War II at Cockleridge, north of Batham Ham
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (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, 1941, RAF/S169/H1, NMR SX6644/9 MSO 31191/PO 54 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351056.
A small square building is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3143-3144 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A small building is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, NMR RAF/540/497 RS 4115-4116 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.
A small structure is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6644 13-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351301.
A sub-rectangular structure is visible in the intertidal zone.
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 4 metres square, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1941 and 1951. It is not depicted on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey maps and was probably a Second World War pillbox defending the Avon estuary from seaborne attack. It is not visible on later available aerial photographs and may be obscured by tree cover, although a small low subrectangular feature is visible in the intertidal zone on aerial photographs taken in 2002.
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). |
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SDV351056 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S169/H1. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX6644/9 MSO 31191/PO 54 01-JUN-1941. |
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SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3143-3144 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63819 ] |
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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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SDV351212 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/497. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/540/497 RS 4115-4116 12-MAY-1951. |
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SDV351301 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2002. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6644 13-SEP-2002. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV104349 | Related to: Military trenches on Cockleridge Ham (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 2:05PM |
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