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HER Number:MDV55116
Name:Military Earthworks, Old Totnes Road, Newton Abbot

Summary

Linear earthworks visible on Royal Air Force aerial photograph on either side of Old Totnes Road.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 853 703
Map Sheet:SX87SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNewton Abbot
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWOLBOROUGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/415/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MILITARY EARTHWORKS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Linear earthworks visible on Royal Air Force aerial photograph.


Jury, R., 1995-1996, Pillbox at Woodview on Old Totnes Road (Worksheet). SDV349579.

Infantry positions said to have extended either side of the Old Totnes Road, comprising sand banks with barbed wire.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV349579Worksheet: Jury, R.. 1995-1996. Pillbox at Woodview on Old Totnes Road. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV55115Related to: Pillbox at Wood View, Old Totnes Road, Newton Abbot (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 25 2019 9:01AM