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| HER Number: | MDV104431 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Earthwork on the West of Thurlestone Golf Course |
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Summary
A linear bank is visible on aerial photographs from 1941 to 2002 and is tentatively interpreted as a Second World War military earthwork, perhaps associated with buildings along this stretch of coast. The earthwork is likely to survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 429 |
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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
- DEFENCE WORK (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S169/H1, RAF/5169/H1/1416 V 14-15 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351056.
A linear earthwork bank is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4121-4122 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A linear earthwork bank is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6642 13-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351301.
A linear bank and possible ditch are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A linear bank, approximately 2 metres wide and 18 metres long, is visible on aerial photographs from 1941, parallel to the coastline. It is 70 metres north-west of a probable defensive military structure (MDV104424), and may be associated with it. The most likely interpretation is as a defensive earthwork of Second World War date, protecting the potential landing place of Broad Sand. It is possible that this earthwork survives.
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 14-15 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 4121-4122 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63906 ] |
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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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| SDV351301 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2002. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6642 13-SEP-2002. |
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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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