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| HER Number: | MDV126610 |
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| Name: | Foxhole, east of Leekbed Bay, Wembury. |
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Summary
A cross-shaped earthwork ditch, visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, is interpreted as a possible Second Word War foxhole. Its survival is not known.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 487 509 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEAPONS PIT? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
A cross-shaped earthwork pit 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.
A cross-shaped earthwork ditch, up to 10 metres across with ditches approximately 2 metres wide, is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. This is an unusual form, and it is tentatively interpreted as a military feature, perhaps a foxhole, associated with the defence of this area in the Second World War. However, it is not particularly clearly defined and could be earlier, perhaps of First World War or 19th century date. It is not clearly visible on more recent aerial imagery and its survival is unknown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947. [Mapped feature: #122158 ] |
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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 7 2019 6:06PM |
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