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Summary

A possible slit trench of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork ditch and bank on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

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, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3172-73 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The slit trench is visible as an earthwork ditch and bank.

Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7106, RAF/58/7106 017-18 12-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356245.

The slit trench is visible as a possible earthwork ditch.

Ordnance Survey, 1985, OS/85043, OS/85043 023-024 07-MAY-1985 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356241.

The earthwork has been completely levelled.

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

A possible slit trench of Second World War date is visible as an earthwork ditch and bank on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, within Woodbury Common. The earthwork ditch is northwest to southeast aligned, measures approximately 21m in length by 5m in width and is flanked along its southwest edge by an earthwork bank. The trench is likely associated with the infantry training exercises carried out on Woodbury Common during the Second World War and as part of Dalditch camp located to the south. The former slit trench is visible as an earthwork ditch on aerial photographs of1965, although has been completely levelled by 1985.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY0386 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

An elongated earthwork pit is visible.

Sims, R., 2020, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

An elongated pit, circa 15m by 6m, is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It is interpreted as the probable remains of this Second World War slit trench.

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 3172-73 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #71787 ]
SDV356241	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1985. OS/85043. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/85043 023-024 07-MAY-1985.
SDV356245	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7106. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7106 017-18 12-NOV-1965.
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY0386 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016.
SDV363914	Interpretation: Sims, R.. 2020. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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