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| HER Number: | MDV26931 |
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| Name: | Row of three targets, Whitehill |
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Summary
A row of three barrows / cairns / shell holes visible on 1947 aerial was recorded on the west slope of Whitehill. A visit in 1993 identified these as military features; there are further targets associated with the Willsworthy Range to the east; MDV26932.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 528 838 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW192
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1408960
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/150
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) BARROW (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
- TARGET (Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1901 AD (Between) to 1990 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233906.
Des=photo by s. Gerrard/(8/11/1991)/in smr.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4290 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Row of three barrows / cairns / shell holes visible on 1947 aerial, on west slope of Whitehill.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(08/11/1993) A feature recorded by the Aerial Photograph Project in 1985 as a barrow at White Hill is a military feature, a concrete sructure with a mound built on top.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV233906 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4290. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26932 | Related to: Group of target bunds / shelters on Whitehill (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: | Nov 15 2021 11:11AM |
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