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| HER Number: | MDV104561 |
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| Name: | Anti-glider Obstacles at Warren Point |
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Summary
Anti-glider obstacles of Second World War date are visible as structures on aerial photographs of 1941 at Warren Point.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 878 487 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmouth |
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| Civil Parish | Stoke Fleming |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOWNSTAL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI LANDING OBSTACLE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S314H53, NMR SX 8748/8-9 RAF 31214/PO-087-88 10-JUL-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351452.
The anti-glider obtacles are visible as structures.
United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC133, US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV 7008-09 30-DEC-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351450.
The anti-glider obstacles have been removed.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Anti-glider obstacles of Second World War date are visible as structures on aerial photographs of 1941 at Warren Point. The anti-invasion defences, which comprise a number of upright posts or masts, occupy an area of approximately 8.8 hectares and are positioned randomly within a single agricultural field to the north of Warren Point. The posts are visible as structures on aerial photographs of 1941 and have been removed by 1943.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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 7008-09 30-DEC-1943. |
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| SDV351452 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S314H53. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX 8748/8-9 RAF 31214/PO-087-88 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 3:10PM |
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