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| HER Number: | MDV51597 |
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| Name: | Military Camp, northwest of Battens Farm |
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Summary
Military buildings, presumably barracks associated with bere alston aa battery, are visible on RAF aerial photographs of 1946, to the northwest of Battens Farm. Structures and an earthwork ditch were recorded here from aerial photographs as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 453 663 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/556/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARRACKS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Pye, A. + Woodward, F., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV137142.
These buildings have been demolished (pye + woodward).
APH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253409.
Military buildings, presumably barracks associated with bere alston aa battery, are visible on raf 1946 ap (aph).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV253412.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1890/4308/(10/12/1946)/smr 51/15.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253413.
Pye, a. + woodward, f. /the historic defences of plymouth/(1996)228.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV253414.
Des=dyer, m. J. + manning, p. T. /objective 5b: lower tamar valley recreation + land management initiative: cultural heritage appraisal/(1998)47/ea report 98.60.
Dyer, M. + Manning, P., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV27135.
Site known locally as 'camp field' (dyer + manning).
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF 540/226/F10/5307-8 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
Structures and an earthwork ditch of a modern military camp are visible on aerial photographs.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photographs is not known.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137142 | Migrated Record: Pye, A. + Woodward, F.. |
| SDV253409 | Migrated Record: APH. |
| SDV253412 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV253413 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV253414 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV27135 | Migrated Record: Dyer, M. + Manning, P.. |
| SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF 540/226/F10/5307-8. [Mapped feature: #94051 ] |
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| SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 15 2016 11:46AM |
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