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| HER Number: | MDV57302 |
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| Name: | Saunton Golf Club House |
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Summary
Saunton Golf Club House used as a headquarters in Area 'D' of the World War II US Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 455 375 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows and nineteenth century reclaimed field system on Braunton Marsh NW of Horsey Island
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/260/5
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLUBHOUSE (Built, XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Full description
Unknown, 1944, Roads and Training Aids: U.S. Assault Training Center (Un-published). SDV339604.
'Golf Club' shown on US army plans of the Assault Training Center on Braunton Burrows.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, 3005 (Aerial Photograph). SDV337198.
Probable military hutting and hut platforms recorded on 1946 aerial photograph around the club house. Other details: HER 3/29.
Bass, R. T., 1992, Spirits of the Sand (Monograph). SDV339609.
Bass, R. T., 1996, Guide to the US Assault Training Centre North Devon (Un-published). SDV325695.
Saunton Golf Club. Headquarters and Service Units of the US 146th Engineer Combat Battalion were quartered in and around the golf club house.
Bass, R. T., 2005, Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition, 67-88 (Monograph). SDV325697.
A concrete hut base was located at the west end of Saunton Golf Club House in 2005 in Area 'D' of the World War II US Assault Training Centre on Braunton Burrows.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 921 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325695 | Un-published: Bass, R. T.. 1996. Guide to the US Assault Training Centre North Devon. Manuscript. |
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| SDV325697 | Monograph: Bass, R. T.. 2005. Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition. Spirits of the Sand. A5 Paperback. 67-88. |
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| SDV337198 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3005. |
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| SDV339604 | Un-published: Unknown. 1944. Roads and Training Aids: U.S. Assault Training Center. U.S. Plans from R.T.Bass. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. |
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| SDV339609 | Monograph: Bass, R. T.. 1992. Spirits of the Sand. Spirits of the Sand. Unknown. |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 921. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #95750 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
| MDV102700 | Related to: Second World War Military Camp, Braunton Burrows. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 17 2023 8:36AM |
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