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| HER Number: | MDV50323 |
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| Name: | Infantry Trench to north-east of Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster |
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Summary
'V'-shaped ditch visible on Royal Air Force 1948 aerial photograph. Possibly an infantry slit-trench associated with nearby pillboxes. There are now no earthworks visible and the trench appears to have been filled in. Part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 289 977 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/289
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY EARTHWORKS (World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431/3199 (Aerial Photograph). SDV109622.
'V'-shaped ditch visible on Royal Air Force 1948 aerial photograph. Possibly infantry slit-trench associated with pillboxes.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.
The feature appears to be marked on OS 6" (1963) but is not on OS 6" (1903/1938) or 1:2500 (1967) maps.
Mear, K., 1996, Anti-Tank Ditch, Lower Abbey Farm (Worksheet). SDV356751.
Former anti-tank ditch near Lower Abbey Farm. No visible earthworks, said to have been filled in.
Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N., 2001, An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster, 17, Fig. 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV320907.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV109622 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431/3199. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). [Mapped feature: #31133 ] |
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| SDV166087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV320907 | Report - Assessment: Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N.. 2001. An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster. Hollinrake Report. 230. A4 Stapled + Digital. 17, Fig. 5. |
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| SDV356751 | Worksheet: Mear, K.. 1996. Anti-Tank Ditch, Lower Abbey Farm. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV45243 | Part of: Axminster Strong Point on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119535 | Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV42342 | Related to: Pillbox S.48 adjacent to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42343 | Related to: Pillbox SV.7 at Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42344 | Related to: S.A/T.602 Anti-Tank Gun Emplacement, next to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2018 3:42PM |
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