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| HER Number: | MDV105150 |
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| Name: | Barbed-wire Entanglements at Britannia Royal Naval College |
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Summary
Barbed-wire entanglements of Second World War date are visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards at Britannia Royal Naval College.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 873 517 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmouth |
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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
- BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/FNO/29, RAF/FNO/29 RV 6067-68 30-JUN-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351059.
The barbed-wire entanglements are visible as a structure.
United States Airforce, 1943, US/7PH/GP/LOC133, US/7PH/GP/LOC133 FV7 7004-05 30-DEC-1943 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351450.
The barbed-wire entanglements are visible as a structure.
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4047-48 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
The barbed-wire entanglements have been completely removed.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Barbed-wire entanglements of Second World War date are visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards at Britannia Royal Naval College. The entanglements are roughly northeast to southwest aligned, are visible to a length in excess of 300m and form a fairly irregular line along the southern edge of Britannia Royal Naval College. The entanglements remain visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1943, although have been completely removed by 1945.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351059 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/FNO/29. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/FNO/29 RV 6067-68 30-JUN-1942. |
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| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 4047-48 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 FV7 7004-05 30-DEC-1943. [Mapped feature: #64614 ] |
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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 17 2021 9:24AM |
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