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| HER Number: | MDV127642 |
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| Name: | Anti-invasion obstacle, south-east of Plymstock |
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Summary
A curvilinear earthwork bank with raised vegetation each side, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and as cropmarks until 1951. A double ditch and banked rectilinear enclosure are interpreted as part of the same Second World War anti-invasion obstacle.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 527 524 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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| Admin Area | Plymouth |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brixton |
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| Civil Parish | Plymouth |
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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
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 RV 6411-6412 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.
A curvilinear earthwork bank with raised vegetation each side, and parallel curvilinear ditches, are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1586, RAF/106G/UK/1586 Vp1 5003-5004 20-JUN-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363483.
A wide dark curvilinear cropmark and earthwork ditch is visible, with a rectilinear banked enclosure to the north-west.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/58/680, RAF/58/680 RS 4174-4176 15-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351617.
An indistinct dark double curvilinear cropmark is visible, with a rectilinear banked enclosure to the north-west.
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 curvilinear earthwork bank, with raised vegetation each side, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945. At its west end it turns north-west and is visible as a parallel double ditched linear which terminates at a trackway, on the other side of which is a banked rectilinear enclosure. It is visible as a wide dark curvilinear cropmark and earthwork ditch on aerial photographs taken in the following year, when it may have been ploughed. The banked enclosure remained visible in 1951, by which point the rest of the feature was visible only as an indistinct dark double curvilinear cropmark. Given its location south of the searchlight (MDV127629) and roadblock (MDV127641) it seems likely that this was an anti-invasion obstacle, perhaps barbed wire, of Second World War date. A linear earthwork ditch to the south-west has been included, although it is possible that this is unrelated.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351258 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/871. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/871 RV 6411-6412 30-SEP-1945. |
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| SDV351617 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/58/680. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/680 RS 4174-4176 15-MAY-1951. |
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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 5003-5004 20-JUN-1946. |
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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: | Mar 16 2020 4:22PM |
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