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| HER Number: | MDV71884 |
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| Name: | Second World War Light Anti-Aircraft Battery northwest of Lincombe Farm |
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Summary
The site of a possible Second World War Light Anti-Aircraft battery is visible as a circular earthwork bank and pit on aerial photographs of 1946, to the northwest of Lincombe Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 736 407 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4017-18 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
The earthworks of a possible circular anti-aircraft battery are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3122 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
The site of the former anti-aircraft battery is visible as a cropmark.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1966, MAL/66006, MAL/66006 V 71 15-MAR-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351230.
The site of the anti-aircraft battery is not visible.
Dobinson, C. S., 1996, Anti-aircraft artillery, 1914-46, 769 (Monograph). SDV323690.
Light AA Battery at Site '12', Salcombe. Equipped with a single 40mm Bofors gun on a MkII platform. No manning information recorded. Other details: AAI.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
The site of a possible Second World War Light Anti-Aircraft battery is visible as a circular earthwork bank and pit on aerial photographs of 1946, to the northwest of Lincombe Farm. The earthworks comprise a circular outer earthwork bank approximately 24m in diameter with a central circular pit approximately 8m in diameter. The earthworks have been levelled and infilled by 1947, although the site is still visible as a circular cropmark at this time, although there are no traces of the site after this date.
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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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4017-18 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #99758 ] |
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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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| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3122 28-MAY-1947. |
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| SDV351230 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1966. MAL/66006. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/66006 V 71 15-MAR-1966. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 25 2014 12:25PM |
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