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| HER Number: | MDV72232 |
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| Name: | Shirwell ROC post |
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Summary
Site of ROC post for Shirwell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 565 403 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Marwood |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHIRWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OBSERVATION POST (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Wood, D., 1992, Attack Warning Red, 285 (Monograph). SDV143823.
Renamed Shirwell from Combe Martin after resite in November 1953.
Home Office, 1992, UKWMO Monitoring Posts (Correspondence). SDV324407.
YEO 10 Shirwell on list of UKWMO monitoring posts.
Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War, 201 (Report - non-specific). SDV324255.
Site of Royal Observer Corps ROC post. Resited to location in November 1953 from SS584452 (PRN: 72231). Underground by June 1959 and still in use after October 1968.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143823 | Monograph: Wood, D.. 1992. Attack Warning Red. Attack Warning Red. Unknown. 285. |
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| SDV324255 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. XI.1 & XI.2. A4 Bound + Digital. 201. |
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| SDV324407 | Correspondence: Home Office. 1992. UKWMO Monitoring Posts. Letter to County Council. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV72230 | Related to: Combe Martin ROC post (Monument) |
| MDV72231 | Related to: Combe Martin ROC post (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:27PM |
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