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| HER Number: | MDV105001 |
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| Name: | Possible Second World War Structure |
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Summary
A small, probably temporary structure of Second World War date and possible military function is visible on aerial photographs of 1941, adjacent to a field boundary south of Maidencombe. The structure was probably removed by 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 927 682 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKEINTEIGNHEAD |
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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 (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S411, RAF/S411 V 45-46 17-AUG-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352281.
A small cruciform 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, probably temporary structure of Second World War date and possible military function is visible on aerial photographs of 1941, adjacent to a field boundary, west of the coast path, south of Maidencombe. The images available to the survey are of poor quality, but the possible structure appears to be cruciform in shape and might have been enclosed in a compound circa 15 metres in diameter. The precise function of the structure is unknown but it might have been associated with a bombing range marker approximately 400 metres to the north. It is not visible on later aerial photographs and had probably been removed by 1946. A pillbox is recorded as being located in this area (MDV56057) but has not been located on the available aerial photographs.
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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| SDV352281 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S411. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/S411 V 45-46 17-AUG-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: | Aug 15 2017 5:39PM |
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