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| HER Number: | MDV104373 |
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| Name: | Military Earthwork northwest of Beesands |
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Summary
An earthwork of Second World War date is visible as a banked feature on aerial photographs of 1941 onwards, to the northwest of Beesands.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 817 407 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stokenham |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKENHAM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks associated with military activity in World War II
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN POST (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S314H53, NMR SX 8140/3-4 RAF 31214/PO-044-45 10-JUL-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351452.
The earthwork bank is visible.
United States Airforce, 1944, US/30GR/LOC41, US/30GR/LOC41 V 25 27-APR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351485.
The earthwork bank is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 P 3042-43 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
The former earthwork bank has been levelled.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
An earthwork of Second World War date is visible as a banked feature on aerial photographs of 1941 onwards, to the northwest of Beesands. The earthwork bank is sub-circular in shape, measures approximately 11m in diameter and may represent the remains of a possible anti-aircraft gun pit. The earthwork is visible on aerial photographs of 1941 onwards, although has been completely levelled by late 1945.
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 P 3042-43 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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| SDV351452 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S314H53. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX 8140/3-4 RAF 31214/PO-044-45 10-JUL-1941. |
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| SDV351485 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/30GR/LOC41. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/30GR/LOC41 V 25 27-APR-1944. [Mapped feature: #63849 ] |
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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 2:10PM |
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