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| HER Number: | MDV134031 |
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| Name: | Second World War Gun Emplacement at Lentney Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
A Second World War coastal battery gun emplacement, overlooking the coastal cliffs at Lentney Battery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 492 492 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War II - 1939 AD (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.
Site visit 12th December 1991. One of three emplacements used for trials and training in World War II; located 'en barbette' on a terrace on the coastal footpath circa 180m south-west of Lentney Battery. A large circular iron plate with bolt holes around the rim, set on a slightly raised concrete drum. The mounting is not recognisably British and therefore probably used for trial firing of captured German or French guns (F. W. Woodward pers comm). No associated buildings survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145577 | Un-published: Pye, A. R.. 1991. Plymouth Defences Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. [Mapped feature: #140468 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39300 | Part of: Lentney battery, Wembury (Monument) |
| MDV44089 | Related to: Second World War Gun Emplacement at Lentney Battery (Monument) |
| MDV44091 | Related to: Second World War Gun Emplacement at Lentney Battery, Wembury (Monument) |
| MDV44092 | Related to: Second World War Gun Emplacement at Lentney Battery, Wembury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2023 5:07PM |
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