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| HER Number: | MDV104426 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Structure and Platform on the Southern Part of Thurlestone Golf Course |
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Summary
A small square structure on an oval earthwork platform is visible on aerial photographs between 1941 and 1945 and is tentatively interpreted as a Second World War military lookout or defensive building, associated with other similar buildings along this stretch of coast. It was probably removed soon after the war ended, although the platform may survive as an earthwork.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 667 426 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No structure is depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S169, NMR SX6642/4 MSO 31191/PO 64 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351521.
A small structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4121-4122 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A small structure is visible within an earthwork platform.
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 with flat roof, approximately 3 metres square, is visible on aerial photographs between 1941 and 1945, on the northern part of a roughly circular earthwork platform circa 20 metres in diameter. At 40 metres from the cliff edge above Yarmouth Sand, its location is consistent with use as a defensive lookout protecting against invasion from this potential landing place, and is likely to be of Second World War date. It may be associated with several other small buildings sited along the coast within Thurlestone Golf Course (e.g. MDV104421, MDV104424). This building is not visible on later available aerial photographs, and it is likely to have been removed soon after the war ended, although it is possible that the earthwork survives.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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 4121-4122 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63901 ] |
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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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| SDV351521 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S169. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX6642/4 MSO 31191/PO 64 01-JUN-1941. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104424 | Related to: Possible Military Structure on the West of Thurlestone Golf Course (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 2:23PM |
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