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| HER Number: | MDV125973 |
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| Name: | Structure bases and platforms on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Four pale areas, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, and two rectilinear earthwork platforms visible on visualisations of lidar data captured in 2013, may be associated with the golf course but could be bases for Second World War military structures.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 516 667 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLATFORM (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
- MILITARY BUILDING? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The area is depicted as rough ground.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4198-4199 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Four rectilinear low flat features are visible, and two earthwork platforms.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5166 05-MAR-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The area is scrub or tree covered.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Four pale roughly rectilinear areas, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, may be the remains of hut bases. Circa 60 metres to the south-east two rectilinear earthwork platforms measuring 11 by 16 metres are visible, and these remain clearly defined on visualisations of lidar data captured in 2013. They could potentially be bases for Second World War military structures, but may just be associated with the golf course.
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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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4198-4199 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #118510 ] |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5166 05-MAR-2007. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126443 | Related to: Golf Course on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 11 2019 6:08PM |
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