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HER Number:MDV119169
Name:Possible Pillbox north of Higher Folly Mead Coppice, Hawkchurch

Summary

A small, flat-roofed, roughly square structure is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. It resembles a Second World War pillbox in shape and form, but could be an agricultural building.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 330 998
Map Sheet:SY39NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHawkchurch
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHAWKCHURCH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Possible Second World War pillbox to north of Higher Folly Mead Coppice

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLBOX? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

No structure is depicted in this location.


Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1420-1421 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A square, flat-roofed structure is visible.


Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-AUG-2016 ACCESSED 10-APR-2017 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.

A square, partially-roofed structure is visible.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

A roughly square flat-roofed structure, circa 4 metres in plan, is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. It is not depicted on 19th century mapping, and its size, form and the date of the photographs on which it is first visible suggests that it could be a Second World War pillbox. However it could be a 20th century agricultural building.


Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

A rectangular structure is depicted.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1420-1421 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
Linked documents:2
SDV359580Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 15-AUG-2016 ACCESSED 10-APR-2017. [Mapped feature: #78458 ]
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV119535Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2018 1:36PM