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Summary

Observation Post 19. One of 22 posts in Okehampton Artillery Range. The turf-covered remains of an observation post visible as a circular stoney mound measuring 17.5m in diameter and 0.75m high. Depicted on the historic maps; recorded as demolished in 2002, but this contracdicts the 2004 visit information.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of late 19th/early 20th century military observation post at Oxhead, consisting of a stone-and-turf shelter

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68NW92
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 967089

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OBSERVATION POST (XIX to Early 20th Century - 1850 AD to 1920 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Visible on the aerial photography.

Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.

'Observation Post' shown on historic map as a small rectangular feature.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(02/09/1993) The remains of a former artillery Observation Post on the crest of the ridge between the Steeperton Brook and River Taw 1500m south of Steeperton Tor.
The remains now comprise a roughly circular stoney mound measuring 17.5m north to south by 20.0m and standing a maximum of 0.75m high. The mound is largely grass and reed covered though some stone protrudes. On the western and north western sides concrete slabs, steel reinforcing rods and girders are also visible.
A smaller stoney mound, 7.8m in diameter and 0.3m high lies immediately to the south east. It is not certain what this latter feature represents. The date of construction of this structure is not certain though many of the OPs on Okehampton Range are thought to date from the early 20th century (citing personal comment Major D Mills, O/C Live Firing, Okehampton Camp, Okehampton, Devon).

Francis, P., 2002, Okehampton Artillery Range, 27 (Report - Survey). SDV359222.

Observation Post 19, Oxhead, demolished, SX613 873.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(22/01/2004) This feature remains as described in 1993 although the metalwork has been removed in recent years.

English Heritage, 2005, Military survey information (Report - Survey). SDV347107.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7385 - Survey of features on ridge between the Taw River and Steeperton Brook
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
• EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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