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| HER Number: | MDV104350 |
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| Name: | Barbed Wire Enclosure on Cockleridge Ham |
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Summary
A probable barbed wire enclosure is visible as an ephemeral structure on aerial photographs taken in 1941-1945. Possibly associated with two probable pillboxes, it is likely to be part of wider Second World War defences guarding the mouth of the estuary, and to have been removed soon after the war.
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 | 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
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S169/H1, NMR SX6644/9 MSO 31191/PO 54 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351056.
A possible structure is visible as an irregular dark linear feature.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3143-3144 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
An irregular dark linear feature is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, NMR RAF/540/497 RS 4115-4116 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.
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 ephemeral structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1941, and as a dark mark, possibly a vegetation mark, on aerial photographs taken in 1945. It is located on the eastern, landward side of the ditch that terminates at the possible pillbox on the south-west point of Cockleridge Ham. It is interpreted as a probable barbed wire enclosure, associated with the other Second World War defences guarding the mouth of the estuary. It is not visible on later available aerial photographs and was probably removed soon after the war.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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: #63825 ] |
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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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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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