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| HER Number: | MDV127089 |
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| Name: | Slit trench on Shaugh Moor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A ditch, probably a slit trench of Second World War date, is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork on north-facing slopes of Shaugh Moor, Shaugh Prior. The earthworks have been destroyed by the expansion of clay extraction in the second half of the 20th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 556 641 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLIT TRENCH (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4291-4292 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A ditch is visible as an earthwork.
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 zig-zag shaped ditch up to 1.5m wide and 22m long is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork on the north-facing slopes of Shaugh Moor, Shaugh Prior. A slight bank, probably comprised of upcast spoil, is visible flanking the ditch.
The ditch is interpreted as a slit trench of Second World War date, possibly associated with a military site of unknown function circa 220 to the south-west.
The earthworks have been destroyed by the expansion of clay extraction in the second half of the 20th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4291-4292 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #123343 ] |
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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: | Aug 26 2020 11:21AM |
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