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| HER Number: | MDV105803 |
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| Name: | Second Wold War Earthworks at Otterton Point |
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Summary
A possible slit trench or gun position of Second World War date is visible as a short earthwork ditch overlooking the coast at Otterton Point on aerial photographs of 1946. The earthwork is not visible on later aerial photographs available to the survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 078 819 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Otterton |
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| District | East Devon |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Roman villa at Otterton Point
- SHINE: Roman villa at Otterton Point
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLIT TRENCH (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, NMR 106G/UK/1412 3100 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A short earthwork ditch or rectangular pit is isible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A possible slit trench of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 overlooking the coast at Otterton Point. The trench is approximately three metres long and under two metres wide. It is likely the earthwork is associated with similar earthworks located roughly than 100 metres to the west. The earthwork is not visible on later aerial photographs available to the survey, but field investigation is recommended to assess survival under scrub vegetation.
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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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR 106G/UK/1412 3100 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #65236 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV105802 | Related to: Second World War Earthworks at Otterton Point (Monument) |
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: | Jan 21 2014 6:02PM |
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