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HER Number:MDV126884
Name:Slit Trench, Woodbury Common

Summary

A single 20th-century slit trench. It is aligned northeast-southwest. This is probably an outlier to the main concentration of MDV112543.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 038 879
Map Sheet:SY08NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWoodbury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWOODBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRENCH (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Passmore, A., 2018, Woodbury Common, Devon: Archaeological Survey of Fire Damaged Heathland (Report - Survey). SDV363233.

This document sets out the results of an archaeological survey carried out by AC archaeology on 7 May 2017 and 23 June 2017 of part of Woodbury Common, Devon. The survey covered approximately 31ha of heathland that had been damaged by fire on 23 April 2017.

A single 20th-century slit trench located at SY 03859 87997. It is aligned northeast-southwest and measures 2 metres long, 1.50 metres wide by 0.30 metres deep, with steep northwest and northeast sides and shallower southeast and southwest sides, and a flat base. This is probably an outlier to the main concentration of MDV112543, earthwork pits and trenches of Second World War date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV363233Report - Survey: Passmore, A.. 2018. Woodbury Common, Devon: Archaeological Survey of Fire Damaged Heathland. AC Archaeology. ACD1605/1/0. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8192 - Archaeological Survey of Fire Damaged Heathland: Woodbury Common, Devon (Ref: ACD1605/1/0)

Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2019 4:39PM