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| HER Number: | MDV131091 |
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| Name: | Royal Observer Corps Post at Prawle Point |
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Summary
An ROC post is recorded at Prawle Point in 1944.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 773 350 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chivelstone |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHIVELSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (World War II - 1944 AD to 1944 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Square building visible adjacent to the signal station.
Devon Wildlife Enterprises and Freeline Graphics, 2010, Prawle Point's Place in History (Interpretation). SDV364433.
Photographs taken in July 2016 of display panels inside the former generator building at the Prawle Point lookout station. The panels include a map showing the site of a ROC post recorded at Prawle Point in 1944.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV364433 | Interpretation: Devon Wildlife Enterprises and Freeline Graphics. 2010. Prawle Point's Place in History. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 3 2023 1:45PM |
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