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Summary

The possible site of a Second World War Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery gun emplacement is visible as a sunken earthwork platform and possibly associated structure on aerial photographs of the 1940s, immediately to the south-east of Renney Battery.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX44NE/3/4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.

An inverted D-shaped sunken platform is visible as a possibly stone or concrete revetted earthwork terrace.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 3109 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.

Emplacement visible on 1946 aerial photo. Other details: HER 57/102.

Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.

Site visit 12th December 1991. Semi-circular platform with masonry and concrete retaining walls at front (south) and rear. Rear wall contains ammunition cupboards. Entered by stairwell to west. Probably site of one of two Bofors 40mm AA guns installed in 1943 to protect Renney Battery from strafing. On OS 1963 1:2500 (plan SX4948).

Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. 1.4. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46, 800-801 (Monograph). SDV323690.

Two Bofors 40mm AA guns are documented at Renney Battery in May 1943.
Light AA Battery recorded at Site 74 Renney, Plymouth. Equipped with a single 40mm Bofors gun. No manning information recorded. Other details: AAI.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4949 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.

The platform remains visible as a structure or earthwork but is somewhat overgrown.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

The sunken emplacement is depicted.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

The possible site of a Second World War Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery gun emplacement is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as an inverted D-shaped sunken earthwork platform approximately 7 metres in diameter, immediately to the west of Renney Battery. The internal faces of the sunken platform appear very clear and pale, supporting the interpretation that the platform is revetted with stone or concrete. A rectangular structure visible approximately 3 metres west of the platform may be associated with the possible emplacement. The platform remains visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2007 and is partly depicted on the current Ordnance Survey digital base mapping. The rectangular structure is not visible and has probably been demolished. A similar emplacement is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 to the north-west of Renney Battery.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV140289	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3109.
SDV145577	Un-published: Pye, A. R.. 1991. Plymouth Defences Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material.
SDV323690	Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. 1.4. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. 1.4. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. I.4. A4 Bound. 800-801.
SDV349355	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4949 22-MAY-2007.
SDV350786	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91758 ]
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV351258	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/871. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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