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| HER Number: | MDV71878 |
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| Name: | Salcombe, Site 5 AA Battery |
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Summary
Light AA Battery at Site 5, Salcombe.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 750 372 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | East Portlemouth |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST PORTLEMOUTH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Traditional farm buildings; WWII archaeological features, medieval origin strip field remains and shrunken village of Rickham and prehistoric barrow (burial mound) and co-axial field system, on cliffs at Portlemouth Down
Other References/Statuses
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.
Light AA Battery at Site '5', Salcombe. Equipped with a single 40mm Bofors gun on a MkII platform. No manning information recorded. Other details: AAI.
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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2019 5:54PM |
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