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| HER Number: | MDV71965 |
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| Name: | East Charleton Searchlight |
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Summary
The site of a possible Second World War searchlight is visible as a circular earthwork bank on aerial photographs of 1944 at East Charleton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 764 425 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Charleton |
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| Civil Parish | Frogmore and Sherford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARLETON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1559857
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
United States Airforce, 1944, US/7GR/LOCE1 V, US/7GR/LOCE1 V 73-74 3-MAR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351211.
The site of a Second World War searchlight is visible as a circular earthwork.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/497, RAF/540/497 RS 4129 12-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351212.
The site of a former Second World War searchlight is visible as a cropmark.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Searchlight sites in WWII, 36 (Report - non-specific). SDV323811.
Site of WWII searchlight at East Charleton. Manned by 382 SL Bty.
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 searchlight is visible as a circular earthwork bank on aerial photographs of 1944 at East Charleton. The circular bank measures approximately 13.5m in diameter with a central circular pit which measures approximately 3m in diameter. The earthwork has been ploughed away after this date but is still visible as a cropmark by 1951. The site is no longer visible on more recent aerial photographs.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323811 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Searchlight sites in WWII. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. AA/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 36. |
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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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| SDV351211 | Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/7GR/LOCE1 V. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7GR/LOCE1 V 73-74 3-MAR-1944. [Mapped feature: #99765 ] |
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| SDV351212 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/497. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/497 RS 4129 12-MAY-1951. |
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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: | Jan 28 2015 11:30AM |
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