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| HER Number: | MDV127302 |
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| Name: | Military site north-west of Ridge Cross, Brixton |
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Summary
A Second World War military site is visible as a complex of structures on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1955. They appear to have been removed incrementally from 1946 onwards.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 522 516 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brixton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMSTOCK |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXTON |
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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/106G/UK/1586, RAF/106G/UK/1586 Vp1 5106-5107 20-JUN-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363483.
Rectilinear structures are visible along the east and west edges of a field. A possible former enclosure is visible as a pale vegetation mark just to the south.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3133-3134 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
Two of the structures have been removed.
Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1625, RAF/540/1625 F21 0052-0053 24-MAY-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351141.
Five of the 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.
Nine rectangular structures are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, aligned along the east and west boundaries of a field. Six, measuring 11 by 5.5 metres, have curved roofs of Nissen hut type, two are flat-roofed and a smaller structure is roofless. They are interpreted as a Second World War military complex, the exact function of which is not clear from the aerial photographic evidence. A pale, right angled cropmark to the south, possibly compacted ground delineating the western corner of a recent temporary enclosure, is also visible. Two of the structures had been removed by 1947, and none are visible on available aerial photographs taken after 1955.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351141 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1625. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1625 F21 0052-0053 24-MAY-1955. |
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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 3133-3134 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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| SDV363483 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1586. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1586 Vp1 5106-5107 20-JUN-1946. [Mapped feature: #123774 ] |
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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: | Jan 21 2020 10:38AM |
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