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| HER Number: | MDV120384 |
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| Name: | Weapon pits on Halstock Down |
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Summary
A group of four mortar or machine gun emplacements on the south flank of Halstock Down. Two types of remains are present: those containing two or those with three weapons pits. The pits themselves are 1.5 metres to 1.9 metres square. Set at distances around 8.5 metres they are linked by narrow (0.5 metres wide) communication trenches. Spoil from these excavations forms a protective parapet along the south-western edges of these features.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 601 922 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW108
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1396461
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEAPONS PIT (Constructed, Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1901 AD (Between) to 1999 AD? (Between))
Full description
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.
(18/08/2003) Centred SX 60119223. A group of four mortar or machine gun emplacements on the south flank of Halstock down. Two types of remains are present: those containing two or those with three weapons pits. The pits themselves are 1.5m to 1.9m square and between 0.5m and 0.75m deep. set at distances around 8.5m they are linked by narrow (0.5m wide) communication trenches. Spoil from these excavations forms a protective parapet along the south-western edges of these features. A solitary trench 12m long, 1.1m wide and 1.0m deep lies 75m to the south east of the main cluster of emplacements. Again the excavated material forms a parapet on the south western edge of the trench.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Earthworks visible on the aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped features: #79620 ; #79621 ; #79622 ; #79623 ] |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27418 | Related to: Circular feature on Okehampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV120383 | Related to: Military earthworks on Halstock Down (Monument) |
| MDV120382 | Related to: Observation Post on Halstock Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2022 1:12PM |
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