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| HER Number: | MDV104929 |
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| Name: | Second World War Slit Trenches |
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Summary
Two slit trenches of probable Second World War date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1941. They were probably levelled by December 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 944 635 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLIT TRENCH (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S411, RAF/S411 V 92-93 17-AUG-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352281.
Two slit trenches circa 5 metres long are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK1890 2236-2237 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
The trenches appear to have been filled and levelled.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Two small roughly V-shaped slit trenches of probable Second World War date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1941, on coastal land to the east of Thatcher Avenue. The ditches were probably part of a local system of coastal defences or anti-invasion fortifications, perhaps associated with a possible Light Anti-aircraft Artillery battery to the north-west. On aerial photographs of December 1946 the northernmost ditch is not visible and has probably been levelled and the southernmost ditch appears to have been relatively recently infilled. Below ground remains probably survive in-situ.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK1890 2236-2237 10-DEC-1946. |
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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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| SDV352281 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S411. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/S411 V 92-93 17-AUG-1941. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104935 | Related to: Second World War Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery at Hope's Nose (Monument) |
| MDV55659 | Related to: Second World War Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery at Hope's Nose (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: | Aug 15 2017 5:28PM |
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