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| HER Number: | MDV124319 |
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| Name: | Anti-Tank Ditch to southwest of New House Farm, Musbury |
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Summary
Ditch across shallow bend in River Axe, utilised as an anti-tank ditch as part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 260 933 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axmouth |
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| Civil Parish | Colyton |
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| Civil Parish | Musbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMOUTH |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MUSBURY |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
A ditch across a shallow bend in the River Axe which appears to have been utilised as an anti-tank ditch. Anti-tank obstacles are visible at either end of the ditch and its east side appears to have been built up.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV47885 | Related to: Anti-Tank Obstacles circa 395 metres southwest of New House Farm, Musbury (Monument) |
| MDV47886 | Related to: Taunton Stop Line, Anti-Tank Obstacles (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2018 1:16PM |
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