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| HER Number: | MDV76040 |
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| Name: | Shaldon Battery Gun Emplacement |
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Summary
Remains of machine gun emplacement, now used as a viewing platform. One of two gun emplacements.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 938 720 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaldon |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.NICHOLAS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1420977
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War II - 1940 AD to 1941 AD)
Full description
Jury, R., 1995, Shaldon Battery Gunsite (Worksheet). SDV343812.
Gun site for 4.7 inch gun made in Japan circa 1917. Concrete platform with renovated brick surround. Front slope of concrete. Now used as rest area. Photographs.
Jury, R., 1995, Shaldon Battery Machine Gun Emplacement (Worksheet). SDV343800.
Machine gun emplacement protecting 4.7 inch gun position. Concrete base with brick surround, now used as viewing platform. Photograph.
Council for British Archaeology, 2002/2006, Machine gun emplacement (Website). SDV366251.
Site visit 22nd November 1995. Machine gun emplacement comprising a concrete base with brick surrounds. Now a public rest area and lookout point. In fair condition.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
Passmore, M. + Passmore, A., 2011, Coastal Emergency Battery Shaldon (Leaflet). SDV351973.
At several locations in the county former battery structures can be identified, one such site being at Shaldon. The battery began life in 1940 and ceased to be operational towards the end of hostilities in 1944. Two gun emplacements were set up, each housing 4.7 inch ex-naval guns, together with a battery observation post, an amunition store, searchlight positions, generator houses and other necessary infrastructure.
Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV341569 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. [Mapped feature: #103076 ] |
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| SDV343800 | Worksheet: Jury, R.. 1995. Shaldon Battery Machine Gun Emplacement. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV343812 | Worksheet: Jury, R.. 1995. Shaldon Battery Gunsite. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV351973 | Leaflet: Passmore, M. + Passmore, A.. 2011. Coastal Emergency Battery Shaldon. A Brief Introduction to Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defence Archae. 43. A4 Folded + digital. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital. |
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| SDV366251 | Website: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/2006. Machine gun emplacement. https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dob/index.cfm. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39548 | Part of: Shaldon Emergency Battery (Monument) |
| MDV76029 | Related to: Shaldon Battery Gun Emplacement (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2024 6:12PM |
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