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| HER Number: | MDV70809 |
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| Name: | Trench, Military Training Camp, East Budleigh Common |
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Summary
Large rectangular cut feature aligned northeast-southwest, 48 metres by 4.2 metres, southwest end opens onto current trackway.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 040 844 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | East Budleigh |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST BUDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08SW/346
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRENCH (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Trench visible.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 10, Part 1; 33, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 109 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.
Large rectangular cut feature aligned northeast-southwest, 48 metres by 4.2 metres, southwest end opens onto current trackway. Feature terraced into slope, 1 metre–1.5 metres deep at northwest end, depth decreases until it reaches surrounding ground level at southwest end. Probable World War Two feature; unknown purpose, perhaps housed a structure. Lies on southern edge of World War Two camps visible on 1946 aerial photograph (see site 69), but feature not positively identified on aerial photograph.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 109 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 109 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV101648 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 10, Part 1; 33, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 109. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #99520 ] |
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| SDV358490 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 109. |
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| SDV359019 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 109. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2016 2:41PM |
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