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| HER Number: | MDV127090 |
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| Name: | Second World War emplacement south-east of Dunstone Farm Barns |
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Summary
The location of a temporary camp or emplacement of Second World War date and military function is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as structure footings and trackways on the north-west facing slopes of Shaugh Moor. The site has been destroyed by the expansion of clay extraction in the second half of the 20th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 554 639 |
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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
- MILITARY SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 Vp 2 5141-5142 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.
A track and hardstanding for temporary 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.
A metalled track and the bases or footings for at least 9 rectilinear structures of varying size are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 on the north-west facing slopes of Shaugh Moor.
The precise function of the site is unknown, but it is interpreted as a temporary camp or emplacement of Second World War date and military function, possibly related to civil defence.
It might have been associated with a slit trench circa 220 to the north-east.
All structural remains had been cleared by July 1946 and any surviving features have been destroyed by the expansion of clay extraction in the second half of the 20th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352279 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 Vp 2 5141-5142 12-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #123344 ] |
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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: | Dec 12 2019 7:21PM |
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