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| HER Number: | MDV47730 |
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| Name: | Rifle Range South of Totnes |
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Summary
Rifle range shown on late 19th and early 20th century maps was used for training during World War II.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 811 594 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Berry Pomeroy |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRY POMEROY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1413115
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85NW/107
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RIFLE RANGE (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Rifle range shown on the east bank of the River Dart at Home Reach, including butts at the south-east end and 100 to 800 yard markers to the north-west. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 121SW (Cartographic). SDV337454.
'Rifle Range' shown. Map object based on this source.
Jury, R., 1995, Longmarsh Rifle Range (Worksheet). SDV176667.
Site visited on 19th December 1995. Rifle range used initially, in the 19th century, by The Volunteers (later the 4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, 1st Rifle Volunteers). Used during World War II by many units including United States troops.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Map object based on this source.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV176667 | Worksheet: Jury, R.. 1995. Longmarsh Rifle Range. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337454 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 121SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2015 4:34PM |
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