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| HER Number: | MDV56252 |
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| Name: | World War II Pillbox at Challaborough Beach |
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Summary
Site of a World War II pillbox at Challaborough Beach. Visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, some remains are likely to survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 649 448 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64SE/99
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3145-3146 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
A small pale structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 3019-3020 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A small pale structure is visible.
Jury, R., 1996, Challaborough Beach Defence Site (Worksheet). SDV356924.
Platform on top of the cliff some 30 metres north of other pillbox. This would appear to be either the base for another pillbox or a gun/searchlight platform. Constructed of concrete and block.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A small structure, approximately 4 metres square, is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. It is likely to be the pillbox recorded in the Defence of Britain (DoB) project, defending Challaborough Sands during the Second World War. It is larger than the nearby pillbox (MDV39396) and could be a supplementary structure or perhaps a later addition. The road on the landward side is very deep and may have had an additional defensive function. Although it is not clearly visible on later aerial photographs, some remains were recorded by the DoB project and structural components are likely to survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RS 3145-3146 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #95506 ] |
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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FP 3019-3020 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV356924 | Worksheet: Jury, R.. 1996. Challaborough Beach Defence Site. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV104227 | Related to: Anti-Tank Obstacles at Challaborough Sand (Monument) |
| MDV104229 | Related to: Anti-Tank Scaffolding on Challaborough Sand (Monument) |
| MDV104230 | Related to: Slit Trenches at Challaborough (Monument) |
| MDV39396 | Related to: World War II Pillbox south of Challborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 6 2014 4:29PM |
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