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| HER Number: | MDV104437 |
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| Name: | Possible Military Structure on the Southern Part of Thurlestone Golf Course |
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Summary
A small square structure is visible on aerial photographs between 1941 and 1945, and is tentatively interpreted as a Second World War military lookout or defensive building, perhaps associated with other similar buildings along this stretch of coast. It is not thought to survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 670 422 |
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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 SX6642/6 MSO 31191/PO 66 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351521.
A small structure with a flat roof is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4122-4123 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A small structure is visible.
Channel Coast Observatory, 2001-2012, Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography, Channel Coast Observatory SX6742_20120918ortho.ecw 17-SEP-2012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351226.
A rectangular structure is visible.
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 3.5 metres square, is visible on aerial photographs between 1941 and 1945. At only 10 metres from the cliff edge above Yarmouth Sand, its location is consistent with use as a defensive lookout protecting from attack 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, and with a nearby military trench (MDV104433). A building is visible in this approximate location on recent aerial photographs taken in 2012, although it has a different alignment and is presumably a different structure.
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 4122-4123 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #63912 ] |
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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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| SDV351226 | Aerial Photograph: Channel Coast Observatory. 2001-2012. Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography. Channel Coast Observatory. Digital. Channel Coast Observatory SX6742_20120918ortho.ecw 17-SEP-2012. |
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| SDV351521 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S169. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX6642/6 MSO 31191/PO 66 01-JUN-1941. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104433 | Related to: Military trench on Thurlestone Golf Course (Monument) |
| 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 2:41PM |
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