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| HER Number: | MDV48148 |
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| Name: | Anti-Tank Ditch to east of Whitford Bridge, Shute |
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Summary
Anti-tank ditch visible on 1940s RAF aerial photograph enclosing the bridgehead on the east bank of the River Axe at Whitford Bridge. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 264 954 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Musbury |
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| Civil Parish | Shute |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MUSBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/259
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI TANK DITCH (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Anti-tank ditch visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, CPE/UK/1974/1492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361867.
Anti-tank ditch visible on aerial photograph enclosing the bridgehead on the east bank of the River Axe at Whitford Bridge.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1043 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Anti-tank ditch visible on 1947 Aerial Photograph. Presumably part of Taunton Stop Line.
SMR.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Waterford Farm, Musbury, 6, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV338613.
Other details: No 1048.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338613 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Waterford Farm, Musbury. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.17. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6, 14. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93108 ] |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1043. |
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| SDV361867 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. CPE/UK/1974/1492. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2018 1:04PM |
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