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| HER Number: | MDV64625 |
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| Name: | Salcombe, Anti Aircraft Battery |
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Summary
Site of World War II light anti aircraft battery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 744 393 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Salcombe |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SALCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NW/146/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46, 769 (Monograph). SDV323690.
Site of World War II light anti-aicraft battery. One 40mm gun recorded between January 1943 and March 1944. Other details: AAI.
Horner, W., 2001, Anti-aircraft Battery (Personal Comment). SDV336281.
Site visit by Gatehouse, Simpson and Horner. No sign of anti aircraft position, although it may have been sited in a small (?) former quarry beside the track to the southwest of the above NGR.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323690 | Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. I.4. A4 Bound. 769. |
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| SDV336281 | Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 2001. Anti-aircraft Battery. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV56361 | Related to: Second World War Earthworks at Snapes Point (Monument) |
| MDV64624 | Related to: Snapes Point, Access Track (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3870 - Unnamed Event
- EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 21 2006 9:47AM |
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