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| HER Number: | MDV56265 |
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| Name: | Slit Trenches on Mardon Down, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
There are numerous slit trenches on Mardon Down, dug by American army units who were training in the area during the Second World War.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 763 874 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/341
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY EARTHWORKS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 01/03/1979, 143/1459 (Aerial Photograph). SDV305463.
Slit trenches visible to the west of Headless Cross.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Concentration of zig-zag shaped slit trenches visible, although they are to be found across the common.
McCrone, P., 1996, Hingston Down Field System (Correspondence). SDV356189.
There are a considerable number of World War II slit trenches dug by American Army units training in the area. Considered to be a hazard to both livestock and humans. The graziers would like to infill these. There has been some swaling on the down, as part of the vegetation management and if more is done these features will become accessible and visible.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Slit trenches visible.
Passmore, M. + Passmore, J. + Passmore, A., 2019, Mardon Down, Dartmoor, United States Army Training Area, pg 4, fig (Leaflet). SDV363123.
Other military features to be seen on Mardon Down are “foxholes” or slit trenches of varying sizes.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305463 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 01/03/1979. 143/1459. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #95515 ] |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV356189 | Correspondence: McCrone, P.. 1996. Hingston Down Field System. Letter to B. Horner. Digital. |
| SDV363123 | Leaflet: Passmore, M. + Passmore, J. + Passmore, A.. 2019. Mardon Down, Dartmoor, United States Army Training Area. Number 50. Digital. pg 4, fig. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 6 2019 7:58AM |
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