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HER Number:MDV70801
Name:Bank, Military Training Camp, East Budleigh Common

Summary

Short stretch of bank visible on 1940s aerial photograph of military training camp survives as an earthwork 0.5 metres high on East Budleigh Common.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 045 847
Map Sheet:SY08SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishEast Budleigh
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishEAST BUDLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08SW/339

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (World War II to XXI - 1939 AD to 2100 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Short stretch of bank visible between nissen huts and eastern perimeter track of military training camp. Map object based on this Source.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 30, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 97 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Short bank runs north/south on relatively level area of ground (slight north slope), visible under grass/burnt gorse. Measures 8.7 metres north/south by 2.2 metres wide by 0.5 metres high. Possibly related to military activity of World War Two army camp (site 69; SMR 08 NW/61) or later.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 97 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 97 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101648Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 30, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 97.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV358490Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 97.
SDV359019Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 97.

Associated Monuments

MDV15101Part of: Dalditch Camp. World War Two Army Training Camp, Infantry Training Centre (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 25 2015 1:51PM