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| HER Number: | MDV104414 |
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| Name: | Possible Pillbox and Enclosure South of Bantham Ham |
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Summary
A small structure in a semi-circular enclosure is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1941 and 1946. It is likely to have had a defensive military function in the Second World War, and to have been removed or deliberately destroyed after the conflict ended.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 662 435 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thurlestone |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THURLESTONE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (ASSAULT TRAINING) (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S169/H1, RAF/5169/H1/1416 V 16-17 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351056.
A small structure is visible within a roughly sub-circular enclosure.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 3021-3022 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A low structure is visible within a semi-circular possibly banked enclosure.
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 1946, within a roughly semi-circular enclosure approximately 90 metres in diameter above the sands south-west of Bantham Ham. It was probably a Second World War pillbox or military observation building defending this vulnerable area of coast from seaborne attack, and appears to be linked to a series of trenches onto the dunes of Bantham Ham, which presumably provided safe access to the structure from Bantham. The structure is not clearly visible on later available aerial photographs and it is likely to have become disused and perhaps deliberately removed soon after the end of the conflict.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351056 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S169/H1. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/5169/H1/1416 V 16-17 01-JUN-1941. [Mapped feature: #63889 ] |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 3021-3022 10-DEC-1946. |
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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
| MDV104415 | Related to: Military trenches on Bantham 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 2:19PM |
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