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Summary

Base of gun site for six pounder Hotchkiss gun, part of Shaldon coastal battery.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1420975

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GUN EMPLACEMENT (World War II - 1941 AD to 1941 AD)

Full description

Jury, R., 1995, Shaldon Battery Gunsite (Worksheet). SDV343814.

Base of gun site for six pounder Hotchkiss gun. Reinforced concrete, in good condition. Photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.

Passmore, M. + Passmore, A., 2011, Coastal Emergency Battery Shaldon, 3 (Leaflet). SDV351973.

Photograph of the site of a former Hotchkiss machine-gun post.

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: #103077 ]
SDV343814	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. 3.
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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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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