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Summary

A small, flat-roofed, roughly square structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947. It resembles a Second World War pillbox in shape and form, and could be associated with the Taunton Stop Line, or an agricultural building. The area has since been developed.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Traditional farm buildings dated to the 19th century or earlier and Second World War pillboxes, part of the Taunton Stopline, at Bagley Hill Farm

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PILLBOX? (World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)

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/1975, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1118-1119 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359646.

A square structure is visible.

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

Site not recorded.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3100 13-JUN-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359309.

Modern farm buildings are visible in this location.

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

A small flat-roofed structure, circa 3.5 metres square, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947. 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. However it could be a 20th century agricultural building. The area has subsequently been developed and is now occupied by modern farm buildings.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359309	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST3100 13-JUN-2014.
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359646	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1118-1119 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #79053 ]
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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