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| HER Number: | MDV104526 |
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| Name: | Coastal Artillery Emplacement south of Strete Gate |
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Summary
A possible coastal artillery emplacement, or observation post, is visible as a structure on aerial photographs from 1941 onwards, to the south of Strete Gate.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 833 452 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Strete |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BLACKAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COASTAL BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S314H53, NMR SX 8345/5-6 RAF 31214/PO-065-66 10-JUL-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351452.
The artillery emplacement or observation post is visible as a structure.
United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC133, US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV 7027-28 30-DEC-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351450.
The artillery emplacement or observation post is visible as a structure.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 P 3048-49 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
The artillery emplacement or observation post has been removed.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A possible coastal artillery emplacement, or observation post, is visible as a structure on aerial photographs from 1941 onwards, to the south of Strete Gate. The rectangular structure, which measures approximately 11m long by 5m wide, is located on the western side of a line of barbed-wire entanglements which stretch across Slapton Sands. The structure is visible on aerial photographs of 1941, although has been completely removed by 1945.
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 3048-49 01-NOV-1945. |
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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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| SDV351450 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC133. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV 7027-28 30-DEC-1943. [Mapped feature: #64005 ] |
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| SDV351452 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S314H53. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX 8345/5-6 RAF 31214/PO-065-66 10-JUL-1941. |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2021 3:03PM |
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