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| HER Number: | MDV54151 |
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| Name: | Observation Post (3) between High Willhays and East Mill Tor, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Observation Post 3; one of 22 posts constructed around the Range to ensure safety during training, but also for observing artillery fire and controlling targets. Remains consist of a stone-and-turf shelter. Not considered of good enough condition for Scheduling.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 590 897 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/67
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (XIX to XX - 1850 AD to 1920 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
'Observation Post' recorded on (1965) historic map as a small rectangular building.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Not visible on Ministry of Defence 1990 aerial photograph (003/V1/TPRU/RAF/2147, 25/12/1990).
Francis, P., 2002, Okehampton Artillery Range, 12, plate 29 (Report - Survey). SDV359222.
Observation Post 3. Located at Curtery Clitters, just north of 'E' datum point. Only surviving timber-framed observation post with thick-section timber posts and beams and wall cladding. Roof and outer wall cladding is a mixture of concrete and drystone granite block, the whole structure is covered with a thin layer of earth and grass. Along the front elevation is a half-height reinforced concrete blast wall with hand rail. SX59091 89728.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Site of the observation post visible on the aerial photography.
English Heritage, 2015, Okehampton Artillery Range: Various Observation Posts (Schedule Document). SDV359220.
Observation Posts 3, 15, 17 and 22 are not recommended for scheduling for the following principal
reasons:
Survival: they do not survive as well as similar structures on this range, having undergone a greater
level of alterations. They are also not as closely related to other artillery range features.
Group value: although not of sufficient national importance in their own right, the structures have group value with the other related military training features and form part of the Range's historical development and context.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94790 ] |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV359220 | Schedule Document: English Heritage. 2015. Okehampton Artillery Range: Various Observation Posts. Reject at Initial Assessment Letter. Digital. |
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| SDV359222 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 2002. Okehampton Artillery Range. A4 Comb Bound. 12, plate 29. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39669 | Related to: County boundary stone east of High Willhays (Monument) |
| MDV52757 | Related to: Observation Post (1) north of New Bridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54153 | Related to: Observation Post (11) south of East Mill Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54156 | Related to: Observation Post (12) south of East Mill Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54155 | Related to: Observation Post (13) at Blackhaven Head, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54157 | Related to: Observation Post (14) at Blackhaven Spur, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV113506 | Related to: Observation Post (15) on Okement Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV113126 | Related to: Observation Post (16) and Flanking Target Butts to north-east of Okement Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV113507 | Related to: Observation Post (17) south-west of Steeperton Gorge, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV113552 | Related to: Observation Post (18) at Steeperton Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV113553 | Related to: Observation Post (19) at Oxhead, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54158 | Related to: Observation Post (2) at Bog Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV113554 | Related to: Observation Post (20) at Dinger Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV113555 | Related to: Observation Post (21) east of Black Tor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV51208 | Related to: Observation Post (22) at East Okement Farm, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV54152 | Related to: Observation Post (4) by Black-a-Ven Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54154 | Related to: Observation Post (5) at Dinger Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV113530 | Related to: Observation Post (6) east of East Mill Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV113118 | Related to: Observation Post (7) on East Mill Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV113543 | Related to: Observation Post (8) at Deep Ford, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV113544 | Related to: Observation Post (9) at West Ravine, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV113546 | Related to: Observation Posts (10 North and South) at East Mill Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 12 2018 1:00PM |
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