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| HER Number: | MDV58781 |
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| Name: | Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery at Renney Battery, Wembury |
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Summary
Two earthwork embanked terraces and a small structure visible on aerial photographs of 1945 are possibly evidence for a Light Anti-aircraft Artillery battery of Second World War date on the south-west facing slopes below Renney Battery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 493 489 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX44NE/3/15
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/871, RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351258.
Two earthwork embanked terraces and a small square possible structure are visible.
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. 1.4. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46 (Monograph). SDV323690.
Reference to a 3 inch anti-aircraft gun sited at SX 493 490 in 1941.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4948 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349355.
Earthwork terraces or platforms remain visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Two roughly circular earthwork embanked terraces and a possibly associated small structure are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 on the south-west facing slopes below Renney Battery. The earthworks are possibly the remains of gun emplacements for a Light Anti-aircraft Artillery battery of Second World War date. The structure, possibly an ammunition locker, has been removed but the possible gun emplacements remain visible as low earthwork banks on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2007.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323690 | Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. 1.4. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. 1.4. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. I.4. A4 Bound. |
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| SDV349355 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX4948 22-MAY-2007. |
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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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| SDV351258 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/871. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/871 6117-6118 30-SEP-1945. [Mapped feature: #96172 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13723 | Part of: Renney Battery, Wembury (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: | Mar 31 2023 2:29PM |
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