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Summary

A small, flat-roofed, rectangular structure is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. It resembles a Second World War pillbox in shape and form, perhaps associated with the Taunton Stop Line, but could be an agricultural building.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks and structures associated with the Weycroft Defence Area on the World War Two 'Taunton Stop Line'

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

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 features are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3421-3422 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A small rectangular structure, with two smaller adjoining structures on the west side, is visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Foot, W., 2005, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England (Report - Survey). SDV360266.

Structure not recorded.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3100 23-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359317.

A small rectangular structure is visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3100 13-JUN-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

A small, partly roofed, rectangular structure is visible. Map object partly based on this source.

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 rectangular flat-roofed structure, circa 5.5 by 6.5 metres in plan with two smaller rectangular structures on the west side, is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. It is not depicted on 19th century mapping, and its size, form, location near the Taunton Stop Line and the date of the photographs on which it is first visible suggests that it could be a Second World War pillbox, although it is possible that it could be a 20th century agricultural building. The smaller features on the west side are not visible on the later available imagery, and the part of the roof appears to have been removed or fallen in between 2010 and 2014.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 3421-3422 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #79031 ]
SDV359317	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3100 23-MAY-2010.
SDV359463	Interpretation: 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.
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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3100 13-JUN-2014.
SDV360266	Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2005. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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