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| HER Number: | MDV128146 |
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| Name: | Low structures in Collaton Wood, Salcombe |
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Summary
Two low pale features in Collaton Wood are visible on aerial photographs taken between 1949 and 1954. Their function is uncertain but they could be concrete hut bases associated with Second World War military activity.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 725 383 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Salcombe |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1949, RAF/541/419, RAF/541/419 3016-3017 19-DEC-1949 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351250.
Two roughly rectangular pale structures are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1954, RAF/540/1278, RAF/540/1278 0025-0026 05-APR-1954 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351148.
Two roughly rectangular pale 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.
Two possible low structures, 6 by 3 metres, are visible as flat pale rectangular areas within woodland on aerial photographs taken in 1949 and 1954. They are tentatively interpreted as the remains of concrete hut bases associated with Second World War activity in this area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351148 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1954. RAF/540/1278. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1278 0025-0026 05-APR-1954. |
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| SDV351250 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1949. RAF/541/419. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/419 3016-3017 19-DEC-1949. [Mapped feature: #125364 ] |
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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: | Apr 21 2020 1:29PM |
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