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| HER Number: | MDV57334 |
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| Name: | Group of Mock Landing Craft, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
Landing Craft, Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) and Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) mockup recorded on original US Army plans
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 463 327 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/264/4
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1944, Roads and Training Aids: U.S. Assault Training Center (Un-published). SDV339604.
Landing Craft, Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) and Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) mockup recorded on original US Army plans.
Bass, R. T., 1996, Guide to the US Assault Training Centre North Devon, 23 (Un-published). SDV325695.
Located to the west of the American Road opposite Broadsands car park. The area measures almost 200 yards wide and extends 450 yards north from Aspen Slack towards D-Lane across Thyme Plain. The "Boardwalk" cuts across the south end of the site and just to the north of it is a recently uncovered concrete platform which may have been for a control hut. No surface evidence survives of this group of mock landing craft.
Bass, R. T., 2005, Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition, 25 (Monograph). SDV325697.
A concrete base of a building remains at the LCM/LCVP Mockup Area 1 at SS46343310 which measured 450 yards long by 200 yards wide. No surface evidence of any training mock-ups were found.
Miller, D., 2006, World War Two Features Annotated onto Braunton Burrows Habitat Map (Cartographic). SDV339606.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1684 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Lcvp and lcm mockup (mock landing craft) on us army plans. Located to w of american road opposite broadsands carpark & measures 22 yds by 450 yds. Concrete platform exposed just north of the 'Boardwalk' possibly related. No other surface evidence.
Passmore, A. + Knight, S., 2009, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344664.
Visited 2009. No surface evidence survived of this group of mock landing craft at the time of the site visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325695 | Un-published: Bass, R. T.. 1996. Guide to the US Assault Training Centre North Devon. Manuscript. 23. |
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| SDV325697 | Monograph: Bass, R. T.. 2005. Spirits of the Sand: Field Edition. Spirits of the Sand. A5 Paperback. 25. |
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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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| SDV339606 | Cartographic: Miller, D.. 2006. World War Two Features Annotated onto Braunton Burrows Habitat Map. Nature Conservancy Council. Photocopy. |
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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. 1684. |
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| SDV344664 | Un-published: Passmore, A. + Knight, S.. 2009. Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:34PM |
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