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| HER Number: | MDV126429 |
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| Name: | Structures on the cliffs south-east of Bovisand Bay, Wembury |
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Summary
Two rectilinear structures, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1955, may have had a Second World War military function, but could have been domestic. A possible third rectangular structure sited just to the east.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 491 503 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX45SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY BUILDING? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No features are depicted in this location.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2127-2128 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Two rectangular structures are visible. A possible third structure is visible to the east.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 0025-0026 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
A rectangular pitched-roof structure is visible.
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.
Two rectilinear structures, 3 by 4.5 metres and 5 by 5.5 metres in size, are visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1955. The smaller appears to have a flat roof, and the larger a pitched roof. By 1955 only the larger structure is visible, and both are gone by 1983. They may have had a military function, although it is possible that they are domestic in origin. A possible third rectangular structure is visible approximately 30 metres to the north-east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DCC RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2127-2128 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #121744 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 0025-0026 24-MAY-1955. |
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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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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: | Oct 21 2019 6:12PM |
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