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| HER Number: | MDV128212 |
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| Name: | Possible military earthworks at Edeswell Valley, Rattery |
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Summary
Two parallel curvilinear banks, interpreted as being of potential Second World War origin, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948. They have probably been levelled by 1951.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 730 605 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Rattery |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DARTINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY EARTHWORKS? (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, RAF/CPE/UK/2494 RP 3035-3036 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361461.
Two curvilinear earthwork banks are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/483, RAF/540/483 RP 3380 24-APR-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352103.
The earthworks are no longer 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 parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1948. The earthworks are northwest to southeast aligned and spaced circa 2.5m apart, with the southern bank measuring circa 17m long by 4m wide and the northern bank circa 13m long by 2m wide. The proximity of the earthworks to a Second World War barracks recorded circa 150m to the northwest (MDV55107) suggest that they could represent part of an associated feature, such as a gun pit. Some caution should, however, be exercised as it is equally possible the earthworks are of agricultural origin. The earthworks are no longer visible by 1951 and have presumably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352103 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/483. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/483 RP 3380 24-APR-1951. |
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| SDV361461 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2494 RP 3035-3036 11-MAR-1948. [Mapped feature: #125491 ] |
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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
| MDV55107 | Related to: Barracks northwest of Edeswell Farm, Rattery (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: | May 5 2020 9:03AM |
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