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Summary

A possible military feature of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork pit and bank on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the east of Black Hill.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WEAPONS PIT (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 4100-01 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The possible military feature is visible as an earthwork pit and bank.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/543/871, RAF/543/871 F21 086 22-APR-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355697.

The possible military feature is visible as an earthwork pit and bank.

Ordnance Survey, 1985, OS/85043, OS/85043 023-24 07-MAY-1985 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356241.

The former earthwork has been destroyed by expansion of Blackhill Quarry.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A possible military feature of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork pit and bank on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the east of Black Hill. The elongated shaped feature comprises a north to south aligned earthwork pit which measures approximately 22m in length by 6m in width which is partly flanked by an earthwork bank. The function of the earthwork feature is largely unclear, although given its proximity to Dalditch training camp and the fresh nature of the earthworks on the 1946 aerial photographs, is likely to represent part of an associated feature, perhaps as a weapons pit or trench. The earthworks remain visible on aerial photographs up until 1960, although are not clearly visible after this date. Aerial photographs of 1985 show the expansion of Blackhill Quarry have destroyed any earthworks that may have survived.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4100-01 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #71705 ]
SDV355697	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/543/871. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/871 F21 086 22-APR-1960.
SDV356241	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1985. OS/85043. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/85043 023-24 07-MAY-1985.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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