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Summary

Second World War defensive structure.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks, fields and hedgebanks associated with Braunton Great Field, open field system and WWII pillboxes

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY BUILDING (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 4007-4008 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.

The rectangular structure is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Rectangular structure visible on Royal Air Force aerial photograph.

Knight, S., 2009, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV342116.

Landowner has recently cleared vegetation around these Second World War structures which he thinks may have housed the 'big gun' that targeted Saunton Sands and also possibly signaling equipment.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4735 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.

The rectangular structure is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A rectangular structure circa 8.5 by 5 metres in size is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards, adjacent to a trackway on the south-western boundary between Braunton Great Field and Braunton Marsh. The structure can be clearly seen on aerial photographs throughout the 1950s but is obscured throughout the following decades by vegetation growth. It is clearly visible once again on interactive digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010. The function of the structure is unclear from the aerial phiotographs alone but a Second World War date and military function are possible.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342116	Personal Comment: Knight, S.. 2009. Not Applicable.
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV349899	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4735 08-APR-2010.
SDV349927	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 4007-4008 13-MAY-1946.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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