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HER Number: | MDV123287 |
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Name: | Anti-Tank Ditch on north side of Railway to northwest of Slymlake Farm, Axminster |
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Summary
A short stretch of possible anti-tank ditch is visible on RAF aerial photos extending from row of anti-tank obstacles on the north side of the railway line. It appears to be an enhanced natural barrier as a boundary is shown in this location on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey map. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 278 968 |
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Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Kilmington |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | KILMINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI TANK DITCH (NATURAL IMPROVED) (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Boundary shown in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Short stretch of possible anti-tank ditch visible extending from row of anti-tank obstacles on the north side of the railway line. It appears to be an enhanced natural barrier as a boundary is shown in this location on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey map.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #113910 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV119535 | Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
MDV52912 | Related to: Railblock SRL.28a to northwest of Slymlake Farm, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 2 2018 2:41PM |
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