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Summary

A possible open fronted structure depicted on modern mapping is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1958 and could be a Second World War military building. It is possible that remains survive under scrub or tree cover.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY BUILDING? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF/58/2549, NMR SX8962/5 RAF 30137/PSFO-P2-0116 27-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351446.

Part of a possible structure is visible.

Channel Coast Observatory, 2001-2012, Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography, Channel Coastal Observatory SX8962_20120918ortho.ecw 18-SEP-2012 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351226.

The area is obscured by tree or scrub growth.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A possible open fronted structure is just visible amongst trees on a single run of oblique aerial photographs taken in 1958. Its location on the cliff top between Hollicombe Beach and Oil Cove would be a suitable for a defensive building, and this could be a Second World War military structure. It is not visible on any other available aerial photographs but remains may survive below tree cover. Very little of the possible structure is visible so the location is approximate.

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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SDV351226	Aerial Photograph: Channel Coast Observatory. 2001-2012. Channel Coast Observatory Aerial Photography. Channel Coast Observatory. Digital. Channel Coastal Observatory SX8962_20120918ortho.ecw 18-SEP-2012.
SDV351446	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF/58/2549. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX8962/5 RAF 30137/PSFO-P2-0116 27-AUG-1958. [Mapped feature: #1823 ]

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)

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