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Summary

Possible weapon pits of Second World War date are visible as earthwork pit and banked features on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, at Whipton. The earthworks have all been levelled by 1955.

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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/996, RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp4 6279-82 12-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358938.

The possible weapons pits are visible as earthwork pit and banked features.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3449 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The former earthworks to the northwest have been completely levelled.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1987, RAF/CPE/UK/1987 V 5193-94 12-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359001.

The former earthworks to the south have been completely levelled.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2144, RAF/CPE/UK/2144 5059 10-JUN-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354830.

The earthworks to the east remain visible as earthwork pit and banked features.

Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1579, RAF/540/1579 F21/F22 073-74 01-APR-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354850.

The former earthworks to the east have been completely levelled and the site developed.

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

Possible weapon pits of Second World War date are visible as earthwork pit and banked features on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, at Whipton. Three sets of earthworks are visible within an area of approximately 2.60 hectares, with each comprising an earthwork pit or trench which is flanked by an outer earthwork bank. The easternmost earthwork consists of two separate but adjacent earthwork pit and banked features which abut either side of a northwest to southeast aligned field boundary. Between these earthworks and the earthworks recorded to the northwest are a series of broad W-shaped vegetation marks suggestive of former barbed-wire entanglements. The features recorded here appear to suggest they either formed part of a localised defensive site, a military training site or a possible anti-aircraft site. Aerial photographs of 1946 and 1947 show that the earthworks to the northwest and south have been completely levelled, respectively, whilst the earthworks to the east remain visible in 1947, but have been levelled by 1955.

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 RP 3449 13-APR-1946.
SDV354830	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2144. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2144 5059 10-JUN-1947.
SDV354850	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1579. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1579 F21/F22 073-74 01-APR-1955.
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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SDV358938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/996. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp4 6279-82 12-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #72884 ]
SDV359001	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1987. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1987 V 5193-94 12-APR-1947.

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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