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Summary

A possible pillbox structure and associated earthwork bank and pit features of Second World War date are visible on aerial photographs of 1941 onwards at South Grounds.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S314H53, NMR SX 8243/13 RAF 31214/PO-060 10-JUL-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351452.

The pillbox structure and earthwork bank and pit features are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1944, US/7PH/GP/LOC145, US/7PH/GP/LOC145 VM 8029-30 05-JAN-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351456.

The pillbox structure and earthwork bank and pit features are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 P 3046-7 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.

The pillbox is visible as a demolished structure and the earthwork pits and banks have been partly infilled and levelled.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF 230/CAL/UK/5, NMR SX8244/5-6 RAF 30092/SO-0068-69 15-AUG-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351455.

The pillbox is visible as a demolished structure and the earthwork banks and pits have been levelled and infilled.

Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, RAF/540/497 RS 4136-37 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.

The former earthwork banks are visible as negative cropmarks.

Next Perspectives, 2006, Pan Government Agreement, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX8244 01-JUN-2006 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351459.

The pillbox is visible as a demolished structure.

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

A possible pillbox structure with associated earthwork bank and pit features of Second World War date are visible on aerial photographs of 1941 onwards at South Grounds. The pillbox measures approximately 6m long by 6m wide and is located at the apex of two converging field boundaries. Two possible adjacent gun pits are visible as semi-circular earthwork banks and pits located either side of a field boundary, approximately 37m to the west of the pillbox. A semi-circular earthwork bank and a possible banked feature also lie to the northeast of the pillbox. The pillbox structure and earthwork pits and banks have been levelled by 1947, although the two former semi-circular gun pits located either side of the field boundary remain visible as negative cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1951. The pillbox remains visible as a demolished structure on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2006.

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 P 3046-7 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 4136-37 12-MAY-1951.
SDV351452	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S314H53. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX 8243/13 RAF 31214/PO-060 10-JUL-1941.
SDV351455	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF 230/CAL/UK/5. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX8244/5-6 RAF 30092/SO-0068-69 15-AUG-1947.
SDV351456	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC145. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC145 VM 8029-30 05-JAN-1944. [Mapped feature: #63943 ]
SDV351459	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2006. Pan Government Agreement. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX8244 01-JUN-2006.

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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