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| HER Number: | MDV126635 |
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| Name: | Octagonal structure in Five Acre Brake, Wembury. |
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Summary
An octagonal flat-roofed structure, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1947 and 1955, is interpreted as a Second World War pillbox. It is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, indicating that it may have been camouflaged.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 489 508 |
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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
- PILLBOX (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.
An octagonal flat-roofed structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 0026-0027 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
An octagonal flat-roofed 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.
An octagonal flat-roofed structure, approximately 6 metres across, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1947 and 1955, in the natural combe slope of Five Acre Brake, just below the earthwork embankment forming the south side of the 19th century military ditch defences. Given its form and location in a heavily fortified area it is likely that it had a military origin and it is tentatively interpreted as a Second World War pillbox. It is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, when the area is vegetation covered, indicating that it might have been heavily camouflaged. It is not visible on recent aerial imagery and its survival is not known.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 0026-0027 24-MAY-1955. [Mapped feature: #122249 ] |
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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 3138-3139 28-MAY-1947. |
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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 14 2019 12:30PM |
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