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| HER Number: | MDV127984 |
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| Name: | Military camp west of Storridge Court Farm, Diptford |
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Summary
Numerous small square structures and vegetation marks interpreted as bell tents and associated pathways of a Second World War military camp are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944. The camp has been completely cleared by 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 734 530 |
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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 016-017 22-APR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352217.
Numerous small square structures and pale curvilinear vegetation marks are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4086-4087 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
No features are visible in this location.
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 and closely spaced square structures, circa 3.5m by 3.5m in size, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1944. The structures are in a linear arrangement alongside two converging field boundaries. 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 tents of a temporary Second World War military camp. Pale curvilinear marks of worn vegetation represent probable pathways. The camp has been completely cleared by 1946. A second tented military camp (MDV127983) is visible circa 650m to the southeast.
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 4086-4087 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 016-017 22-APR-1944. [Mapped feature: #124999 ] |
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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
| MDV127983 | Related to: Military camp west of Clay Park Wood, 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 11:02AM |
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