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| HER Number: | MDV104348 |
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| Name: | Groynes on the Coast South-West of Cockleridge |
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Summary
Three twentieth century groynes are visible as structures on aerial photographs in the 1940s. They are not visible on later available aerial photographs and have presumably been lost to coastal erosion.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 441 |
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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 | THURLESTONE |
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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
- GROYNE (Edwardian to World War II - 1904 AD (Between) to 1941 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
No groynes are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S169/H1, NMR SX6644/9 MSO 31191/PO 54 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351056.
Three linear structures are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3143-3144 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Three linear structures are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Three groynes are visible as structures on aerial photographs in the 1940s, to the south of others depicted on Ordnance Survey mapping in 1904-1906. They are not visible on later available aerial photographs and these twentieth century structures have presumably been lost to coastal erosion.
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: #63821 ] |
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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 12 2021 2:06PM |
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