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Summary

Linear structures of modern date are visible in the intertidal zone of Exe estuary at the northern tip of Dawlish Warren on aerial photographs of the early 1950s. The structures were probably revetments installed to encourage the accretion of land at the Warren.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Possible below-ground remains of English Civil War Artillery fort and early twentieth century settlement at Dawlish Warren Spit
• SHINE: Possible below-ground remains of English Civil War Artillery fort and early twentieth century settlement at Dawlish Warren Spit

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• REVETMENT (XX to XXI - 1950 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/520, RAF/541/520 3006-3007 13-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352112.

Several narrow and parallel possible structures are visible.

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

Linear structures are visible in the intertidal zone at the mouth of the Exe estuary on aerial photographs of the early 1950s, at the then northern tip of Dawlish Warren. The structures are probably revetments of modern date installed to encourage the accretion of land at the Warren, and reverse erosion of the spit which had been taking place since the 1930s. This strategy appears to have been successful as the structures, which may survive in situ, are obscured by the landform of the currently well established and stable Warren Nature Reserve. The structures have been recorded to prevent their interpretation as archaeological remains of greater age.

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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV352112	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/520. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/520 3006-3007 13-MAY-1950.

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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