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HER Number:MDV124267
Name:Anti-Tank Ditch to east of Kingsdon, Colyton

Summary

Possible anti-tank ditch visible on 1940s RAF aerial photos across a bend, on the east side of the River Axe. As such it would have been part of the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 260 941
Map Sheet:SY29SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishColyton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOLYTON
Ecclesiastical ParishMUSBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ANTI TANK DITCH (ARTIFICIAL) (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Posible anti-tank ditch visible across bend in River Axe.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #114463 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV119535Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 7 2018 4:16PM