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| HER Number: | MDV126548 |
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| Name: | Military installation in Bownhill Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
A complex of structures, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1945, are interpreted as a Second World War military installation. Most superstructures had been removed by 1955, but some ruinous walls and hut bases appear to have survived in 2018.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 494 510 |
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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 | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 437638
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 RV 6109-6110 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.
A complex of structures is visible on the edge of the frame.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3137-3138 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
A complex of structures is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 0024-0025 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
A number of hut bases, and some roughly square flat roofed structures, are visible.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 23-AUG-2019 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
Two of the structures are visible as ruinous walls, and another as a hut base.
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.
A complex of mainly rectilinear pitched roofed structures is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946, within Brownhill Battery (MDV17378), and the positions of several removed structures are visible as bare earth or hut bases. They are interpreted as part of a Second World War military installation, the exact function of which is not clear from the aerial imagery. Most superstructures had been removed by 1955, and none are visible on the most recent aerial imagery, though some of the hut bases and ruinous walls are visible on aerial imagery captured in 2018.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 0024-0025 24-MAY-1955. |
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| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3137-3138 28-MAY-1947. [Mapped feature: #121997 ] |
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| SDV351258 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/871. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/871 RV 6109-6110 30-SEP-1945. |
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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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 22-JUN-2018 ACCESSED 23-AUG-2019. |
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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 22 2019 11:20AM |
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