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| HER Number: | MDV127983 |
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| Name: | Military camp west of Clay Park Wood, Diptford |
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Summary
Numerous structures and a curvilinear vegetation mark, interpreted as bell tents, Nissen huts and an associated pathway of a Second World War military camp, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944. The camp has been completely cleared by 1946, although vegetation marks of the removed tents are visible.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 742 529 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Diptford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORELEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY CAMP (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
United States Airforce, 1944, US/31GR/LOC31, US/31GR/LOC31 V 017-018 22-APR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352217.
Numerous small square structures, two rectangular structures and a pale curvilinear vegetation mark are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4085-4086 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Small dark square vegetation marks 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.
Numerous small square structures, two rectangular structures and a pale curvilinear vegetation mark are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944. The small square structures are closely spaced and measure circa 3.5m by 3.5m in size. They are in a linear arrangement and positioned alongside three field boundaries and a road. Two adjacent rectangular structures are also visible in between the smaller structures. The form and arrangement of the structures and the date of the aerial photographs on which they are visible, support the interpretation that they represent bell tents and Nissen huts of a temporary Second World War military camp. The pale curvilinear mark of worn vegetation represents a probable pathway. The camp has been completely cleared by 1946, although numerous vegetation marks of the removed tents are visible. A second tented military camp (MDV127984) is visible circa 650m to the northwest.
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 4085-4086 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV352217 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/31GR/LOC31. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/31GR/LOC31 V 017-018 22-APR-1944. [Mapped feature: #124997 ] |
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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
| MDV127984 | Related to: Military camp west of Storridge Court Farm, Diptford (Monument) |
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 31 2020 10:50AM |
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