See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV105594 |
|---|
| Name: | Concrete Slab, No Man's Land Plantation, near Lower Rowcombe |
|---|
Summary
Concrete slab located in a copse named No Man's Land Plantation, near Lower Rowcombe. Historically, locals referred to it as a World War II bunker.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 904 704 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
|---|
| Admin Area | Devon |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Stokeinteignhead |
|---|
| District | Teignbridge |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKEINTEIGNHEAD |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUNKER? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Passmore, A., 02/01/2014, Possible World War II Bunker, No Man's Land, Stokenteignhead (Correspondence). SDV355475.
There are odd anti-invasion defences around Newton Abbot and Kingsteignton, but this particular one is very rural. Could be a Home Guard Resistance bunker, although it seems a bit near the edge of the wood for that.
Cluett, M, 02/12/2013, Possible World War II Bunker, near Lower Rowcombe (Correspondence). SDV354952.
In the corner of the copse at the junction of the farm track and the fence there is a concrete square next to a depression in the ground. The square is large enough for a man and could be an entrance to an underground space. The depression is possibly where the underground structure has collapsed.
Historically, the site was referred to as a World War II bunker.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Small clearing visible in the west corner of No Man's Land Plantation, north-west of Lower Rocombe Farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #65025 ] |
| |
| | |
| SDV354952 | Correspondence: Cluett, M. 02/12/2013. Possible World War II Bunker, near Lower Rowcombe. Email. Digital. |
| SDV355475 | Correspondence: Passmore, A.. 02/01/2014. Possible World War II Bunker, No Man's Land, Stokenteignhead. Email. Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 22 2018 12:59PM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.