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| HER Number: | MDV128801 |
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| Name: | Second World War searchlight emplacement at Heddiswell Farm, West Alvington |
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Summary
A square earthwork platform is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 on the west facing combe slope north of Heddiswell Farm. The platform might be the site of a searchlight emplacement Second World War date. The platform has been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 710 438 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | West Alvington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST ALVINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT EMPLACEMENT (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3027-3028 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A square platform is visible as an earthwork.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX7143 20-APR--2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The platform is not identifiable as an earthwork.
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 platform approximately 10m square is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork terraced into the west facing combe slope north of Heddiswell Farm.
The platform was possibly the location of Second World War temporary installation or emplacement, perhaps the location of the searchlight emplacement recorded as MDV71961, circa 73m to the north-west.
No evidence of associated structures was visible on the 1946 aerial photographs.
The platform Is not be identifiable as an earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2015 and they have probably been levelled.
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 3027-3028 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #126640 ] |
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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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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX7143 20-APR--2015. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV71961 | Related to: Heddiswell Searchlight (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: | Jul 27 2020 11:09AM |
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