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Summary

A possible Anti-Aircraft searchlight battery of Second World War date is visible as earthwork banks and pits on aerial photographs of 1941 onwards, to the northwest of Torcross.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S314H53, NMR SX 8142/1-2 RAF 31214/PO-051-52 10-JUL-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351452.

The earthwork banks are partly visible.

Royal Air Force, 1944, US/7PH/GP/LOC145, US/7PH/GP/LOC145 VM 8027-28 05-JAN-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351456.

The earthwork pits and banks are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3021-22 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

The earthwork pits and banks have been largely infilled.

Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, RAF/540/497 RS 4135-36 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.

The earthwork pits and banks have been levelled.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A possible Anti-Aircraft searchlight battery of Second World War date is visible as earthwork banks and pits on aerial photographs of 1941 onwards, to the northwest of Torcross. Two earthwork features are present. The western-most feature comprises a circular earthwork bank 9.8m in diameter, with central pit and faint traces of a semi-circular outer bank flanking its northern side. The second earthwork, which measures approximately 20m in length, is located approximately 120m to the southeast and comprises a rectangular earthwork bank, with extension on its southwest side and an internal pit. The earthwork banks and pits are visible on aerial photographs from 1941 to 1944, although by 1945 have been largely infilled. The earthworks have been completely levelled by 1951.

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 RP 3021-22 01-NOV-1945.
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). RAF/540/497 RS 4135-36 12-MAY-1951.
SDV351452	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S314H53. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX 8142/1-2 RAF 31214/PO-051-52 10-JUL-1941.
SDV351456	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC145. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC145 VM 8027-28 05-JAN-1944. [Mapped feature: #63883 ]

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)

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