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| HER Number: | MDV72039 |
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| Name: | Searchlight at Crapstone, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
A Second World War searchlight recorded at Crapstone may be visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, with a trackway leading to it from the road to the north. There are possible associated features visible as cropmarks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 509 676 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Archaeological Record: 1560417
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/NLA/31, RAF/NLA/31 V 5010-5011 26-MAR-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363064.
A dark curvilinear cropmark is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3200-3201 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
A dark curvilinear cropmark and two rectilinear pale low structures are visible.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Searchlight sites in WWII, 38 (Report - non-specific). SDV323811.
Site of WWII searchlight at Crapstone. Manned by 385 SL Bty. SX 5090 6759
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Two conjoined rectilinear low pale flat features are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. They are linked to the road by a narrow track that leads along the field boundary heading northward. There is a record of a searchlight in this location and it is possible that these structures are the bases of Second World War huts associated with the function of the searchlight. A curvilinear dark cropmark with a pale cropmark on one side appears to enclosure the north part of the field in which the hut bases are located, but it is not particularly characteristic of any military feature. It may be natural in origin, but has been transcribed here for reference. No evidence of the searchlight is visible on later available aerial imagery.
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. 38. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363064 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/NLA/31. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/NLA/31 V 5010-5011 26-MAR-1942. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3200-3201 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #118578 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2019 5:42PM |
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