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HER Number: | MDV59237 |
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Name: | World War II Bombing Decoy at Cofflete |
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Summary
The site of a Second World War Bombing Decoy at Cofflete. Elements of the decoy are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as earthwork banks and a pit or ditched feature. The decoy cannot be seen on later aerial photographs.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 546 512 |
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Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Brixton |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | YEALMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55SW/158
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMBING DECOY (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
RAF, Cofflete Site "PL4(E)" (Cartographic). SDV324249.
Tracing from 6" Ordnance Survey sheet CXXIV SE. Shows location of Leaky Lighting, Splutter Fire, Marshalling Yard and Signal Lights decoys. Other details: APM 199 733.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177469.
Crawshaw, A. /WWII decoy sites/(1996)/Disk in SMR.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2119 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Earthwork banks and ditches are visible defining rectangular enclosures and pits.
Horner, W., 1996, Bombing Decoy, Cofflete Park (Worksheet). SDV357019.
Cofflete Bombing decoy, for the defence of Plymouth. Night fire (QF) and light (QL) decoys recorded in 1941-2 at SX546510 and SX548510 (A. Crawshaw). Visit by Mr A. Clamp in 1995. Brick built surface shelter, possibly a command post, at SX54605209. Further shelter, also brick, at SX54725202. An RAF aerial photo of 1946 records military buildings at SX54885186. Huts mostly, maybe associated with decoy.
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Bombing decoys of WWII, 116,119 (Report - non-specific). SDV324125.
PL4 decoy. QL/QF. NGR given as SX548510. Documented between 1/8/1941 and 12/3/1942.
Crawshaw, A., 1996, WWII Bombing decoys (Un-published). SDV145387.
Cofflete bombing decoy for defence of Plymouth. Night fire and light decoy operational in 1941. NGR given as SX546510. Also documented in 1942 at SX548510. Original plans indicate site was decoy for Laira railway marshalling yard 4 miles distant. Features included leaky lighting, splutter fire, marshalling yard and signal lights.
Bannister, N. R., 1998, Ambion Brick, Steer Point: Archaeological Evaluation (Report - Evaluation). SDV324148.
Archaeological evaluation.
Bannister, N. R., 1998, Sketch Plan of Earthworks South of Cofflete (Plan - sketch). SDV348217.
Sketch plan showing earthworks and features to the south of Cofflete.
Exeter Archaeology, 2000, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed New Settlement Site, Brixton, South Hams (Report - Assessment). SDV324147.
Archaeological assessment of a proposed new settlement site, Brixton, South Hams. Other details: 16.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
Elements of the Second World War bombing decoy at Cofflete are visible as possible earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946. The original site plans show the site as comprising several rectangular components to generate, ‘Leaky lighting’, ‘Splutter Fire’, Marshalling Yard’ and ‘Signal Lights’ (see SDV 145387). Only two or possibly three rectangular earthwork bank and pit defined features can be seen on aerial photographs of December 1946. The control building for the decoy is not identifiable. More components are probably present but not visible, possibly obscured by woodland.
Horner, W., 26/06/1998, Cofflete Bombing Decoy (Personal Comment). SDV357018.
Reference in AM lab report to a bank surviving in woodland here. May relate to decoy also given possible extent of site the AM lab geophysical survey of a 'field system' and 'settlement' may in part at least have recorded decoy features.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV145387 | Un-published: Crawshaw, A.. 1996. WWII Bombing decoys. |
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SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2119. [Mapped feature: #96363 ] |
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SDV177469 | Migrated Record: |
SDV324125 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Bombing decoys of WWII. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. III. A4 Stapled + Digital. 116,119. |
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SDV324147 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2000. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed New Settlement Site, Brixton, South Hams. Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.69. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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SDV324148 | Report - Evaluation: Bannister, N. R.. 1998. Ambion Brick, Steer Point: Archaeological Evaluation. A4 Bound + Digital. |
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SDV324249 | Cartographic: RAF. Cofflete Site "PL4(E)". Site plan. |
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SDV348217 | Plan - sketch: Bannister, N. R.. 1998. Sketch Plan of Earthworks South of Cofflete. Plan + Digital. |
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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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SDV357018 | Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 26/06/1998. Cofflete Bombing Decoy. |
SDV357019 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1996. Bombing Decoy, Cofflete Park. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
MDV55125 | Parent of: Cofflete Park, World War II Military Huts (Monument) |
MDV55123 | Related to: Air Raid Shelter west of Chittleburn Hill (Monument) |
MDV55124 | Related to: Air Raid Shelter west of Chittleburn Hill (Monument) |
MDV103853 | Related to: Probable Bomb Crater West of Pondfield Plantation (Monument) |
MDV103881 | Related to: Second World War Bomb Crater South West of Cofflete (Monument) |
MDV103879 | Related to: Second World War Bomb Crater West of South Barton Farm, Brixton Parish (Monument) |
MDV103880 | Related to: Second World War Bomb Crater West of South Barton Farm, Brixton Parish (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Dec 5 2018 12:20PM |
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