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HER Number:MDV26926
Name:MILITARY BUILDING in the Parish of Peter Tavy

Summary

Target tramway visible on RAF 1947 aerial image at SX 5376 8315 on west slope of Nattor Down. The northern end partially within enclosed pasture land. Presumed in use circa 1964 now disused.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 537 831
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/143

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TARGET TRAMWAY (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1850 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV237252.

Aph=raf cpe uk 2149/4291(11/6/1947).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Target tramway visible on RAF 1947 aerial image at SX 5376 8315 on west slope of Nattor Down. The northern end partially within enclosed pasture land. Presumed in use circa 1964 now disused.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV237252Aerial Photograph:
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.

Associated Monuments

MDV26925Related to: Target tramway on the south-west slope of Nattor Down (Monument)
MDV44275Related to: Target tramway on the south-west slope of Nattor Down (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
  • EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

Date Last Edited:Jul 25 2023 11:35AM