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HER Number: | MDV44091 |
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Name: | Second World War Gun Emplacement at Lentney Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
A Second World War coastal artillery battery gun emplacement is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, overlooking the coastal cliffs below Lentney Battery. The emplacement is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the 1960s but cannot be clearly seen on more recent available images.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 491 493 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX44NE/4/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3110-3111 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A square concrete gun emplacement and small associated structure are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1958, RAF 58/2546, NMR SX 4849/2-3 RAF 30136/PSF0-P1 0386-7 26-AUG-1958 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351257.
A probable practise gun emplacement remains visible as a structure overlooking the coast.
Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69292, OS/69292 V 023-024 28-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351291.
The coastal battery emplacement remains visible although the associated structure has been removed.
Pye, A. R., 1991, Plymouth Defences Survey (Un-published). SDV145577.
Site visit 12th December 1991. One of three gun emplacements used for trials and training; located 'en barbette' on a terrace just below the coastal footpath about 180m south-west of Lentney Battery. A raised circular concrete drum, ringed by iron bolts; possibly the site of one of the two 6inch BL naval guns emplaced in World War II. No associated buildings survive.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4949 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.
The coastal battery emplacement is not visible. Any remains may be obscured by scrub vegetation.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A Second World War coastal battery gun emplacement is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, overlooking the coastal cliffs below Lentney Battery. It is one of three emplacements recorded on this section of coastline associated with Lentney Battery. The emplacement is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a low, probably concrete emplacement roughly 5 metres square, at the centre of which a possible gun hold-fast is visible. The emplacement remains visible on aerial photographs of 1969 but cannot be clearly seen on the most recent images available to the survey.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV145577 | Un-published: Pye, A. R.. 1991. Plymouth Defences Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. |
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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. |
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SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3110-3111 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #92068 ] |
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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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SDV351257 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1958. RAF 58/2546. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX 4849/2-3 RAF 30136/PSF0-P1 0386-7 26-AUG-1958. |
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SDV351291 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69292. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/69292 V 023-024 28-JUN-1969. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV39300 | Part of: Lentney battery, Wembury (Monument) |
MDV134031 | Related to: Second World War Gun Emplacement at Lentney Battery, Wembury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2023 11:28AM |
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