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| HER Number: | MDV112392 |
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| Name: | Possible Barbed-wire Entanglements on Bicton Common |
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Summary
Possible barbed-wire entanglements of Second World War date are visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, on Bicton Common.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 031 855 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bicton |
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| Civil Parish | Woodbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WOODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT (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 barbed-wire entanglements are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1954, RAF/540/1437, RAF/540/1437 F21 004-05 07-OCT-1954 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356239.
The possible barbed-wire entanglements are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/58/3590, RAF/58/3590 F22 003-04 02-JUN-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355806.
The possible barbed-wire entanglements have been completely removed.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
Possible barbed-wire entanglements of Second World War date are visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, on Bicton Common. The possible entanglements are located on the northwest side of Dalditch infantry training camp and was likely used for training purposes, such as practice assaults. The main part of the possible entanglements are linear in shape, northwest to southeast aligned and are visible to a length of approximately 600m, with well-defined corners at each end and with short segments that continue to the southwest. Other possible sections are also visible to the northwest. The entanglements remain partly visible on aerial photographs of 1954, but appear to have been completely removed by 1960.
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: #71789 ] |
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| SDV355806 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/58/3590. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/3590 F22 003-04 02-JUN-1960. |
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| SDV356239 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1954. RAF/540/1437. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1437 F21 004-05 07-OCT-1954. |
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| 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
| MDV15101 | Related to: Dalditch Camp. World War Two Army Training Camp, Infantry Training Centre (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 11 2015 11:43AM |
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