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| HER Number: | MDV55629 |
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| Name: | Searchlight Battery South of Riddlecombe |
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Summary
World War II searchlight battery to the south of Riddlecombe. 1947 aerial photograph shows east-west row of huts to north of Colehouse farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 610 132 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS61SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashreigney |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHREIGNEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61SW/63
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1989, 4154; 18/73 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349452.
Map object based on this source.
Horner, W., 1996, Searchlight Battery, Riddlecombe (Worksheet). SDV356726.
World War II searchlight battery reported to the south of Riddlecombe near Colehouse Farm. Home guard were stationed in the farm with searchlights and hutting in fields to the north. Royal Air Force 1947 aerial photograph records east-west row of huts in hedgeline at SS61031325. Current Devon County Council mapbase also records structures here. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349452 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1989. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4154; 18/73. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV356726 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1996. Searchlight Battery, Riddlecombe. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 16 2014 10:00AM |
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