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| HER Number: | MDV126620 |
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| Name: | Military site west of Bovisand Battery, Wembury. |
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Summary
Rectangular structures and platforms or hut bases are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s and 1950s, and at least one is of Nissen hut type and therefore Second World War in date. None are visible on recent aerial imagery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 487 507 |
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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
- MILITARY INSTALLATION (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.
Several rectangular structures are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2546, RAF/58/2546/PSFO-P1-0376 26-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351257.
Several rectangular structures are 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.
Rectangular structures and platforms or hut bases are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s and 1950s on or near the shoreline west of Bovisand Fort. One is of Nissen hut type and is located on a quay together with a possible flat roofed structure which is hard to distinguish and which is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1958. Above the quay are three further structures, two of which definitely have flat roofs and a smaller one may have a pitched roof. It is not clear whether they are all connected, but at least the Nissen type structure is of Second World War date and military origin. None are visible on recent aerial imagery.
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: #122204 ] |
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| SDV351257 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF 58/2546. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/2546/PSFO-P1-0376 26-AUG-1958. |
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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 8 2019 4:12PM |
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